Aleșd

Aleșd (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈleʃd] (listen); Hungarian: Élesd, Slovak: Alešď) is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It is located in the east of the county, near the border with Cluj County.

Aleșd
Town
Aleșd Hospital, former Batthyany-Bethlen Castle
Coat of arms
Location within Bihor County
Aleșd
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°3′26″N 22°23′49″E
CountryRomania
CountyBihor
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ioan Coloman Todoca[1] (PNL)
Area
71.95 km2 (27.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
10,066
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BH

Geography

Aleșd is located on the main railway line between Oradea and Bucharest. Consequently, it is served by frequent rapid and intercity (IC) trains from Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Arad and Timișoara. Alesd is located in the eastern part of Bihor county, on D.N. 1 (E 60), 38 km from Oradea and 112 km from Cluj-Napoca.

History

After break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918, the town became part of Romania in 1920. As a result of the Second Vienna Award, it was returned to Hungary between 1940 and 1945. Aleșd was declared a town in 1968. It is certain that at first Aleșd was on the shores of the Crișul Repede river (meaning ”The fast river”), in its floodplain. In the first half of the 18th century, the population moved to the terrace on the right bank of the Crișul Repede river, in the place that it occupies today. The move was made to escape the frequent floods.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977 9,608—    
1992 10,920+13.7%
2002 10,852−0.6%
2011 9,619−11.4%
Source: Census data

Aleșd has a population of 9,619 (2011 census), made up of Romanians (63.9%), Hungarians (16.04%), Roma (12.73%), Slovaks (6.59%), and others (0.42%).[3] It administers three villages: Pădurea Neagră (Feketeerdő), Peștiș (Sólyomkőpestes) and Tinăud (Tinód).

Administration

Alesd City is run by a mayor and a local council composed of 17 councilors. Mayor, Ioan Coloman Todoca, from the National Liberal Party, was elected in 2016.

Notable residents

Miklós Radnóti served his labor draft during World War II in Aleșd.

  • Reformed church
  • Orthodox church
  • Roman Catholic church
  • Greek-Catholic church
  • Baptist prayer hall
  • The old Erzsébet Hotel
  • Létai House
  • Train station

References
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. Romanian 2002 Census
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