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.
Geography
The 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 roadDN75 [ro], 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
Historical population
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]
