Petrileni

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Petrileni

Total population

600

Coordinates46.56°, 22.45°

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

Overview

Rieni is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 3,050 people. It is composed of six villages: Cucuceni (Kakucsány), Ghighișeni (Gyegyesény), Petrileni (Petrelény), Rieni, Sudrigiu (Kisszedres) and Valea de Jos (Alsófeketevölgy).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

J

János Andrássy Kurta

sculptor

Vasile Blaga

Romanian politician

K

Károly Engel

Miron Pompiliu

Romanian writer (1847-1897)

Alexandru Boc

Romanian footballer

A

Alexandru Andrițoiu

Romanian poet

Marius Sala

Romanian linguist (1932-2018)

K

Károly Jancsó

journalist, lawyer (1875-1926)

C

Cornel Popa

Romanian politician

I

Ilie Merce

Romanian politician

E

Ela Rose

Romanian singer

T

Traian Ștef

Romanian writer

Irina Bara

Romanian tennis player

G

Gheorghe Dănuț Bogdan

Romanian politician from Drăgănești, Bihor County

M

Mircea Popa

Romanian literary historian (born 1939)

Kamelia

Romanian singer

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

Nearby places in Bihor

• Ghighișeni
  0.8 mi away · pop. 1,024
• Ștei
  1.4 mi away · pop. 10,415
• Rieni
  1.4 mi away · pop. 653
• Hotărel
  1.6 mi away · pop. 378
• Seghiște
  2.3 mi away · pop. 701
• Sudrigiu
  2.7 mi away · pop. 421
• Hârsești
  3 mi away · pop. 403
• Moțești
  3 mi away · pop. 135
• Lazuri de Beiuș
  3.4 mi away · pop. 400
• Valea de Sus
  3.8 mi away · pop. 418
• Stâncești
  3.9 mi away · pop. 321
• Buntești
  4.1 mi away · pop. 588

Browse all places in Bihor →

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

Pallas' Sailer

Neptis sappho

Seen 2026-08-22

Yellow Oxeye

Telekia speciosa

Seen 2026-08-21

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Seen 2026-08-16

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Seen 2026-08-14

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-08-12

Lemon-scented Fern

Oreopteris limbosperma

Seen 2026-07-21

5-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella quinquepunctata

Seen 2026-07-19

Wall Lettuce

Mycelis muralis

Seen 2026-07-19

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-07-19

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

Official Identifiers