# Biharia

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For the village in Alba County, see [Gârda de Sus](/source/G%C3%A2rda_de_Sus).

Commune in Bihor, Romania

Biharia Bihar Commune Catholic Church in Biharia Coat of arms Location in Bihor County Biharia Location in Romania Coordinates: 47°9′13″N 21°55′18″E / 47.15361°N 21.92167°E / 47.15361; 21.92167 Country Romania County Bihor Government • Mayor (2020–2024) Zoltan Szilagyi[2] (UDMR) Area 58.50 km2 (22.59 sq mi) Elevation 119 m (390 ft) Population (2021-12-01)[1] 4,393 • Density 75.09/km2 (194.5/sq mi) Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST) Postal code 417050 Area code +(40) 259 Vehicle reg. BH Website comunabiharia.ro

**Biharia** ([Hungarian](/source/Hungarian_language): *Bihar*) is a [commune](/source/Commune_in_Romania) in [Bihor County](/source/Bihor_County), [Crișana](/source/Cri%C8%99ana), [Romania](/source/Romania). It is composed of two villages, Biharia and Cauaceu (*Hegyközkovácsi*).

## History

The village is first mentioned in 1067[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] as Byhor, later as Bychor in 1213[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*], as Bihar in 1332,[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and again, in 1349 as Byhor.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The [Gesta Hungarorum](/source/Gesta_Hungarorum), which is believed to have been written around the time of [King Béla III](/source/B%C3%A9la_III_of_Hungary) of [Hungary](/source/History_of_Hungary#Conquest_and_early_principality_(895–1000)) (1172–1196),[3] mentions that [Duke Árpád](/source/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d) (born 845) sent envoys to a castle called Bychor, to [Duke Menumorout](/source/Menumorut).[4]

Biharia has a complex political history, with periods of the [Kingdom of Hungary](/source/Kingdom_of_Hungary), [Eastern Hungarian Kingdom](/source/Eastern_Hungarian_Kingdom), and the [Principality of Transylvania](/source/Principality_of_Transylvania_(1570%E2%80%931711)). With the breakup of [Austria-Hungary](/source/Austria-Hungary) at the end of [World War I](/source/World_War_I) and the ensuing [Hungarian–Romanian War](/source/Hungarian%E2%80%93Romanian_War), the [Romanian Army](/source/Romanian_Land_Forces) entered the village, and after [Treaty of Trianon](/source/Treaty_of_Trianon) of 1920, Biharia became part of the [Kingdom of Romania](/source/Kingdom_of_Romania). During the [interwar period](/source/Interwar_period), it became part of [plasa](/source/Plas%C4%83) Centrală, in [Bihor County](/source/Bihor_County#Historical_county). In the wake of the [Second Vienna Award](/source/Second_Vienna_Award) of August 30, 1940, the territory of [Northern Transylvania](/source/Northern_Transylvania) (of which the town of Biharia was part) reverted to the [Kingdom of Hungary](/source/Kingdom_of_Hungary_(1920%E2%80%931946)). Towards the end of [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the town was taken back from Hungarian and [German](/source/Nazi_Germany) troops by Romanian and [Soviet](/source/Soviet_Union) forces in [October 1944](/source/Romania_in_World_War_II#Campaign_against_the_Axis), during the initial stages of the [Battle of Debrecen](/source/Battle_of_Debrecen).

Following the [administrative reform](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Romanian_People's_Republic) of 1950, the commune became fell in Oradea [Raion](/source/Raion), within [Bihor Region](/source/Bihor_Region) (renamed Oradea Region in 1952 and Crișana Region in 1960). In 1968, the old territorial division into *[județe](/source/Jude%C8%9B)* was reinstituted, and Biharia reverted to being part of Bihor County.

## Demographics

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1880 5,248 — 1890 5,909 +12.6% 1900 6,382 +8.0% 1910 6,533 +2.4% 1920 7,144 +9.4% 1930 6,741 −5.6% 1941 6,804 +0.9% 1956 6,934 +1.9% 1966 7,039 +1.5% 1977 6,962 −1.1% 1992 5,668 −18.6% 2002 5,870 +3.6% 2011 4,205 −28.4% 2021 4,393 +4.5% Source: Census data

At the [2011 census](/source/2011_Romanian_census), the commune had 4,205 inhabitants, of whom 85.87% were [Hungarians](/source/Hungarians_in_Romania), 12.12% [Romanians](/source/Romanians), and 1.73% [Roma](/source/Romani_people_in_Romania).[5] At the [2021 census](/source/2021_Romanian_census), Biharia had a population of 4,393; of those, 74.37% were Hungarians, 17.94% Romanians, and 1.18% Roma.[6]

## Sights

- *Biharia Citadel* built in the 9th century, [historic monument](/source/Historic_monument)[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2021 Romanian census"](https://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-rpl-2021/rezultate-definitive-caracteristici-demografice/). National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Results of the 2020 local elections"](https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final). Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Anonymus, Notary of King Béla: The Deeds of the Hungarians* (Edited, Translated and Annotated by Martyn Rady and László Veszprémy) (2010). In: Rady, Martyn; Veszprémy, László; Bak, János M. (2010); *Anonymus and Master Roger*; CEU Press; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-963-9776-95-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-963-9776-95-1)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gesta Hungarorum"](http://remacle.org/bloodwolf/historiens/anonyme/bela.htm#1a). *remacle.org*. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Structura Etno-demografică a României"](http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2141&localitate_id=2158).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RPL2021_6-0)** ["Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"](https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls) (in Romanian). [INSSE](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Romania)). 31 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [scribd.com - Cetatea Bihariei, județul Bihor](https://www.scribd.com/doc/48001075/Cetatea-Bihariei-nr-1-2006); retrieved on June 30, 2012 (in Romanian)

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