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 |
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).
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).
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