Brusturi, Bihor

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Brusturi (Hungarian: Tataros, German: Brestur) 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 / 47.167°N 22.233°E / 47.167; 22.233
CountryRomania
CountyBihor
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) 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 [ro], which connects DN1 (starting from Uileacu de Criș) to DN19E [ro] (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

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Marinescu, Florian (1989). "Bauxite Lens 204 from Brusturi-Cornet (Bihor County), dinosaur-bearing fossiliferous ore". studylib.net. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
 
Wooden church from Brusturi, now in Băile Felix