Pietroasa, Bihor

Pietroasa
Commune
Location in Bihor County
Location in Bihor County
Pietroasa is located in Romania
Pietroasa
Pietroasa
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°35′30″N 22°33′20″E / 46.59167°N 22.55556°E / 46.59167; 22.55556
CountryRomania
CountyBihor
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,014
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BH

Pietroasa ("stony" in Romanian; Hungarian: Vasaskőfalva) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 3,209 people. It is composed of seven villages: Chișcău (Kiskoh), Cociuba Mică (Felsőkocsoba), Giulești (Zsulest), Gurani (Gurány), Măgura (Biharmagura), Moțești (Mocsest) and Pietroasa.

Bear Cave, a sightseeing location in the western Apuseni Mountains where 140 cave bear skeletons were found,[2] is on the outskirts of Chișcău village.

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Cave Bears. Jan Kowalski. psu.edu


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