Brusturi (Hungarian:Tataros,German:Brestur) is acommune inBihor County,Crișana,Romania with a population of 3,469 people. It is composed of eight villages: Brusturi, Cuieșd (Kövesd), Loranta (Loránta), Orvișele (Orvisel), Păulești (Felsőtótfalu), Picleu (Szóvárhegy), Țigăneștii de Criș (Cigányfalva), and Varasău (Varaszótanya).
Brusturi | |
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 Old wooden church from Picleu village (c.1931) | |
 Location in Bihor County | |
  Brusturi Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:47°10′N22°14′E / 47.167°N 22.233°E /47.167; 22.233 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bihor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Livia-Daniela Bârlâu (PSD) |
Area | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,037 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 417090 |
| Area code | +40 x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | BH |
| Website | primariabrusturi |
The commune lies on the banks of the riverValea Fânețelor. It is located in the north-central part of the county, 38 km (24 mi) east of the county seat,Oradea. Brusturi is crossed bynational roadDN1P [ro], which connectsDN1 (starting fromUileacu de Criș) toDN19E [ro] (ending inCenaloș).
In 1978, two miners (Ioan Bumb and Petru Lele) discovered dinosaur bones in abauxite mine at Brusturi (Cornet).[2] TheBerriasian bauxite deposits at Cornet have yielded approximately 10,000 bones and bone fragments, mainly fromornithopod dinosaurs and rarerpterosaurs (see:Dinosaurs of Romania).
References
edit- ^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(XLS).National Institute of Statistics.
- ^Marinescu, Florian (1989)."Bauxite Lens 204 from Brusturi-Cornet (Bihor County), dinosaur-bearing fossiliferous ore".studylib.net. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2023.
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