Bocsig

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Bocsig

Total population

2,580

Coordinates46.42°, 21.94°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bocsig is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The commune is situated in the Ineu Basin, along the Crișul Alb River, and it stretches over 74.79 km2 (28.88 sq mi). It is composed of three villages: Bocsig, Mânerău (Monyoró), and Răpsig (Repszeg).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ioan Mang

Romanian politician

Đorđe Branković, Count of Podgorica

Serb diplomat (1645-1711)

G

George Draga

Romanian composer (1935–2008)

Béla Atzél

Hungarian politician (1850-1900)

L

Lajos Atzél

Hungarian politician (1828-1904)

E

Etelka Bálintffy

Hungarian poet (1844–1906)

I

Iván Ormos

Hungarian writer and journalist (1902-1958)

A

Artúr Pénzes

Hungarian poet

M

Márton Péterfi

botanist (1875-1922)

S

Sava Branković

Romanian Orthodox clergy member and saint

A

Alexandru Leucuță

football player

Ion Vidu

Romanian composer (1863-1931)

Béla Horváth

Hungarian actor from Romania (1927-1981)

M

Margit Árpád

actor

R

Rudolf Balló

Hungarian chemist, university teacher (1884-1969)

Radu Theodoru

Romanian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Arad

• Nimmons
  5338.3 mi away
• Greenway
  5341.2 mi away
• Armorel
  5347.3 mi away
• Corning
  5350.5 mi away
• Blytheville
  5350.8 mi away
• Gosnell
  5351.5 mi away
• Marmaduke
  5355 mi away
• Knobel
  5356.1 mi away
• Datto
  5356.8 mi away
• Lafe
  5358.3 mi away
• Burdette
  5358.5 mi away
• Dell
  5359.5 mi away

Browse all places in Arad →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

Seen 2026-08-23

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

Seen 2026-08-19

European White Stork

Ciconia ciconia ciconia

Seen 2026-07-18

European Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes nasicornis

Seen 2026-07-07

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-04-24

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-03-18

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-03-02

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-03-01

field maple

Acer campestre

Seen 2025-10-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).