Crestur

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Crestur

Total population

461

Coordinates47.35°, 22.24°

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

Overview

Petreu is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 3,080 people as of 2021. It is composed of four villages: Abrămuț (Vedresábrány), Crestur (Apátkeresztúr), Făncica (Érfancsika), and Petreu.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

József Irinyi

Hungarian journalist, translator, politician (1822-1859)

János Horváth

literary historian (1878-1961)

László Szabó

Hungarian poet (1767–1795)

György Harag

Hungarian actor and director (1925–1985)

Attila Cseke

Romanian politician

Péter Balogh

Romanian-Hungarian sculptor (1920–1994)

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Csaba Bereczki

screenwriter

János Irinyi

inventor of the noiseless match (1817-1895)

Adorján Bónyi

Hungarian journalist (1892–1967)

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János Duka

Romanian writer

M

Miklós Ecsedy

L

László Fémes

Hungarian journalist

J

János Fónagy

Hungarian journalist (1900–1929)

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Lajos Fóris

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Árpád Gyenge

Hungarian actor (1925-1979)

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Attila Papp

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

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

Cherry laurel

Prunus laurocerasus

Seen 2026-07-13

Chinese catalpa

Catalpa ovata

Seen 2026-07-13

staghorn sumac

Rhus typhina

Seen 2026-07-13

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-04-26

Oak Apple Gall Wasp

Biorhiza pallida

Seen 2026-04-26

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Seen 2026-03-19

scentless mayweed

Tripleurospermum inodorum

Seen 2025-06-24

prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Seen 2025-06-24

Forking Larkspur

Delphinium consolida

Seen 2025-06-24

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

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