Tarcea

Tarcea
Értarcsa
Commune
Reformed Church
Reformed Church
Coat of arms of Tarcea
Coat of arms
Location in Bihor County
Location in Bihor County
Tarcea is located in Romania
Tarcea
Tarcea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°27′N 22°11′E / 47.450°N 22.183°E / 47.450; 22.183
CountryRomania
CountyBihor
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,510
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BH

Tarcea (Hungarian: Értarcsa) is a commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Adoni (Éradony), Galoșpetreu (Gálospetri), and Tarcea.

At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,690 inhabitants, of whom 77% were Hungarians, 16.8% Romanians, and 6.1% Roma. 51.7% were Reformed, 20% Roman Catholic, 12.6% Romanian Orthodox, 9.2% Greek-Catholic, and 5.2% Baptist.

Natives

  • Iosif Papp-Szilágyi (1813–1873), cleric of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church and Bishop of the Diocese of Oradea Mare

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
Romanian Orthodox Church, Tarcea
Roman Catholic Church, Adoni
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