Nucet (Romanian pronunciation: [nuˈtʃet]; Hungarian: Diófás) is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. Its name means "walnut trees" both in Romanian and Hungarian. It administers two villages, Băița (Rézbánya) and Băița-Plai.
Nucet | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Bihor County | |
  Nucet Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′3″N 22°33′41″E / 46.48417°N 22.56139°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bihor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Mircea-Adrian Tuduce[1] (PSD) |
Area | 41.11 km2 (15.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,987 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC 2/ 3) |
| Postal code | 415400 |
| Area code | ( 40) 02 59 |
| Vehicle reg. | BH |
| Website | primarianucet |
Geography
editThe town is situated at an altitude of 410 m (1,350 ft), on the banks of the river Crișul Băița. It lies in the western foothills of the Bihor Mountains, at the edge of the Apuseni Natural Park. It is located at the southern extremity of Bihor County, 90 km (56 mi) southeast of the county seat, Oradea, on the border with Alba County. Nucet is crossed by national road DN75, which starts near Ștei, 10 km (6.2 mi) to the northwest, and runs to Câmpeni (the capital of Țara Moților), 62 km (39 mi) to the southeast, and on to Turda, where it joins DN1.
The uranium-producing Băița mine is located on the territory of Nucet.[3][4]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 807 | — |
| 1890 | 785 | −2.7% |
| 1900 | 902 | 14.9% |
| 1910 | 689 | −23.6% |
| 1920 | 644 | −6.5% |
| 1930 | 779 | 21.0% |
| 1941 | 772 | −0.9% |
| 1956 | 9,879 | 1179.7% |
| 1966 | 2,768 | −72.0% |
| 1977 | 2,345 | −15.3% |
| 1992 | 2,531 | 7.9% |
| 2002 | 2,851 | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 2,148 | −24.7% |
| 2021 | 1,987 | −7.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Nucet is the smallest town in Bihor County and the second smallest town in Romania; only Băile Tușnad is smaller than Nucet. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,148, made up of Romanians (89.57%), Hungarians (3.44%), Roma (3.77%), and Germans (0.27%).[5] At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 1,987; of those, 89.03% were Romanians and 3.72% Roma.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Băița mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania". www.mindat.org. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ Gavrilă, Mariana (May 30, 2009). "Minereul radioactiv din Apuseni a contribuit la bomba atomică sovietică" [The radioactive ore from the Apuseni Mountains contributed to the Soviet atomic bomb]. www.ziua.net (in Romanian). Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ Romanian 2002 Census
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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View of the Bihor Mountains from around Nucet
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