Căstău

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Căstău

Total population

1,202

Coordinates45.81°, 23.21°

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

Overview

Beriu is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Beriu, Căstău (Kasztó), Cucuiș (Kukuis), Măgureni (Magureny), Orăștioara de Jos (Alsóvárosvíz), Poieni (Pojénytanya), Sereca (Szereka), and Sibișel (Ósebeshely).

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

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András Szőllősy

Hungarian composer, musicologist, music historian (1921–2007)

Atanasie Anghel

Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop of Alba Iulia between 1698 and 1713

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Ioan Budai-Deleanu

Romanian philologist, historian and writer

L

László Ferenc Dálnoki

(1725–1798)

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Ferenc Firtos

Hungarian literary historian and military aviator (1891-1917)

J

József Fogarasi Pap

(1744–1784) Hungarian poet

G

Géza Fülöp

Hungarian reformed pastor (1847-1890)

Ferenc Görög

Romanian historian (1881-1970)

G

Gottfried Müller

Hungarian jurist

M

Mór Nagy

(1850-1910)

O

Otto Piringer

Romanian writer (1874–1950)

G

Guido Pogatschnigg

Romanian music educator (1867–1937)

József Somkuthy

Hungarian politician (1883-1961)

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Roland Pohloudek-Fabini

German chemist, pharmacologist and pharmacist (1913–1985)

Albert Amlacher

Romanian author (1847–1939)

Ion Moţa

Romanian politician (1902-1937)

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

Nearby places in Hunedoara

• Beriu
  2 mi away · pop. 625
• Sereca
  2.7 mi away · pop. 191
• Tămășasa
  3 mi away · pop. 132
• Romos
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,261
• Poieni
  3.6 mi away · pop. 46
• Turmaș
  3.6 mi away · pop. 81
• Pricaz
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,141
• Orăștioara de Jos
  4 mi away · pop. 372
• Cucuiș
  4 mi away · pop. 183
• Mărtinești
  4.1 mi away · pop. 210
• Dâncu Mic
  4.2 mi away · pop. 164
• Romoșel
  4.8 mi away · pop. 666

Browse all places in Hunedoara →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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