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Borș

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Borș

Total population

1,118

Air quality index

50Good

Coordinates47.12°, 21.81°

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City facts

Overview

Borș is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Borș, Santăul Mare (Nagyszántó), Santăul Mic (Kisszántó), and Sântion (Biharszentjános). There is an important border crossing with Hungary near Borș, both for road traffic (DN1) and rail traffic.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

47.1154

Longitude

21.8134

Water area

—

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good

50

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

11.2

PM10 (µg/m³)

19.1

Ozone (µg/m³)

59

NO₂ (µg/m³)

2.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

3,441

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
54
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
49
Tree-of-Heaven
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
46
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
41
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
38
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
38
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
37
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
36

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

8

Largest magnitude

3.7

Largest event

2023-08-19

Most recent

M 3.5 — 2023-08-20
6 km SE of Szarvas, Hungary
M 3.4 — 2023-08-19
10 km E of Szarvas, Hungary
M 3.7 — 2023-08-19
10 km ESE of Szarvas, Hungary
M 3.6 — 2023-08-19
10 km ESE of Szarvas, Hungary
M 3 — 2006-07-14
5 km NNE of Dobre?ti, Romania
M 2.8 — 2006-02-02
4 km NW of Vészt?, Hungary

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

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Notable people from here

Hungarian chemist

János Selmeczi dr.

Hungaruan political activist and journalist (1880-1940)

József B. Szabó

Hungarian art historian (1907-1945)

József Haranglábi Nemes

painter (1889–1976)

József Mikusay

Hungarian Romanian educationalist and writer

József Léderer

József Márkus

József Márkus

Hungarian writer, journalist (1854-1911)

Hungarian actress born 1960

Katalin Mihály

Romanian actress

Katalin Deac Vásárhelyi

Romanian actress

Romanian philosopher

Kálmán Molnár

Hungarian lawyer (1881-1961)

Károly Horváth

Károly Horváth

Composer of Theatre plays, Folk music singer and instrumentalist

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

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Geography & sun

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Public attention

Books about this place

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Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)