Brusturi, Bihor

Brusturi (Hungarian: Tataros) is a commune in Bihor 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
Old wooden church from Picleu village (c.1931)
Old wooden church from Picleu village (c.1931)
Location in Bihor County
Location in Bihor County
Brusturi is located in Romania
Brusturi
Brusturi
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°10′N 22°14′E
CountryRomania
CountyBihor
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Livia-Daniela Bârlâu (PSD)
Area
103 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,037
  Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
417090
Area code+40 x59
Vehicle reg.BH
Websiteprimariabrusturi.ro

The commune lies on the banks of the river Valea 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 by national road DN1P, which connects DN1 (starting from Uileacu de Criș) to DN19E (ending in Cenaloș).

In 1978, two miners (Ioan Bumb and Petru Lele) discovered dinosaur bones in a bauxite mine at Brusturi (Cornet).[2] The Berriasian bauxite deposits at Cornet have yielded approximately 10,000 bones and bone fragments, mainly from ornithopod dinosaurs and rarer pterosaurs (see: Dinosaurs of Romania).

References

Wooden church from Brusturi, now in Băile Felix
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