Valea lui Mihai

Sister cities

• Tornaľa
• Budapest District XVI
• Balmazújváros
• Derecske
• Hajdúnánás
• Hajdúböszörmény
• Baraolt
• Debrecen

History

In 1312, under Charles I, it was allowed new trade privileges and then in 1459 was also allowed tax benefits privileges for its citizens. Later it was part of the Ottoman Empire, which resulted in its depopulation, but the inhabitants subsequently returned. From the late 17th century (formally the 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz), it was part of Hungary within the Habsburg monarchy (the Austrian Empire from 1804) and from the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 the Kingdom of Hungary (Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen) within Austria-Hungary. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I, and the declaration of the Union of Transylvania with Romania, the Romanian Army took control of the town in the spring of 1919, during the Hungarian–Romanian War. Valea lui Mihai officially became part of the territory ceded to the Kingdom of Romania in June 1920 under the terms of the Treaty of Trianon. After the administrative unification law in 1925, the town became the seat of plasa Valea lui Mihai in Sălaj County. In August 1940, under the auspices of Nazi Germany, which imposed the Second Vienna Award, Hungary retook the territory of Northern Transylvania (which included Valea lui Mihai) from Romania. Towards the end of World War II, however, the town was taken back from Hungarian and German troops by Romanian and Soviet forces in October 1944, during the initial stages of the Battle of Debrecen; it became again part of Romania in March 1945. Following the administrative reform of 1950, Valea lui Mihai became part of Săcueni Raion within Bihor Region (renamed Oradea Region in 1952 and Crișana Region in 1960). In 1968, the old territorial division into județe was reinstituted, and Valea lui Mihai became part of Bihor County. It was declared a town on three separate…

Geography

The town is located at the northern tip of Bihor County, around north-east of the county seat, Oradea, on the border with Hungary. It is crossed by national road (on this segment, part of European route E671), which runs from Oradea all the way to Sighetu Marmației, on the border with Ukraine. From Valea lui Mihai, road branches off, leading to the Hungarian border, away, where it connects to Main road 48.

Most-observed species

• Cypress Spurge

  Euphorbia cyparissias L. · Magnoliopsida
  33
• Athetis furvula (Hübner)

  Athetis furvula (Hübner) · Insecta
  19
• Small Heath

  Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  18
• Common Nettle

  Urtica dioica L. · Magnoliopsida
  18
• Eastern Chamomile

  Anthemis ruthenica M.Bieb. · Magnoliopsida
  17
• Loweia tityrus (Poda, 1761)

  Loweia tityrus (Poda, 1761) · Insecta
  16
• Soft Brome

  Bromus hordeaceus L. · Liliopsida
  16
• Greater Celandine

  Chelidonium majus L. · Magnoliopsida
  16

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2025-10-15
  3 km SSW of Porumbești, Romania
• M 4.8 — 2006-11-23
  6 km S of Koson’, Ukraine
• M 3.1 — 2006-11-15
  5 km SE of Vary, Ukraine
• M 3 — 2006-07-14
  5 km NNE of Dobre?ti, Romania
• M 2.8 — 2006-02-02
  4 km NW of Vészt?, Hungary
• M 3.2 — 2003-07-01
  8 km SSW of Mez?csát, Hungary