Vașcău

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Vașcău

Total population

1,977

Founded

1552

Elevation295 m

Land area65 km²

Coordinates46.47°, 22.48°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vașcău is a town in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It administers five villages: Câmp (Vaskohmező), Câmp-Moți, Colești (Kolafalva), Vărzarii de Jos (Alsófüves), and Vărzarii de Sus (Felsőfüves).

Geography

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Antal Abt

Hungarian physicist (1828-1902)

Vasile Blaga

Romanian politician

Sándor Bihari

Hungarian painter (1855-1906)

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)

I

Ilie Merce

Romanian politician

E

Ela Rose

Romanian singer

Petre Jurca

Irina Bara

Romanian tennis player

Kamelia

Romanian singer

Marilen-Gabriel Pirtea

Romanian politician

T

Toader Atanasie

P

Patriciu Tiucra

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

Nearby places in Bihor

• Cărpinet
  1.3 mi away · pop. 620
• Câmp
  1.5 mi away · pop. 390
• Vărzarii de Jos
  1.7 mi away · pop. 315
• Vărzarii de Sus
  1.9 mi away · pop. 185
• Sârbești
  2.2 mi away · pop. 405
• Leheceni
  2.6 mi away · pop. 513
• Călugări
  3.2 mi away · pop. 844
• Lunca
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,056
• Câmpani
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,007
• Fânațe
  3.9 mi away · pop. 752
• Nucet
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,723
• Ștei
  4.6 mi away · pop. 10,415

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.