Crișana

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Crişana (Romanian) or Körösvidék (Hungarian) (German: Kreischgebiet) is a geographical and historical region divided today between Romania and Hungary, named after the three tributaries of the Körös River that flow through it: the Crişul Alb, Crişul Negru and Crişul Repede.

It is bounded to the east by the Apuseni Mountains, to the south by the river Mureş, and to the west by the Tisza. The Romanian-Hungarian border cuts it in two.^[1][2] Historically, this area belonged to Hungary, without having any special status like that of Transylvania or the Banat. Before the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918 Crişana was part of the area known as the Partium. In 1920 the eastern part became part of Romania.

Romanian Crişana is bounded in Romania by Maramureş to the north, Transylvania proper to the east, the Banat to the south, and the Hungarian Pannonian Plain to the west. The region consists of the current Romanian counties of Arad (most of it), Bihor and some parts of Sălaj, Satu Mare and Hunedoara counties. Nowadays it is sometimes considered part of the historical region Transylvania, although it did not fall within the boundaries of the historical principality.

Hungarian Körösvidék is covered by the areas of Hajdú-Bihar County and Békés County.

The most important cities are:

• Oradea, Arad, Salonta, and Beiuş (in Romania)
• Debrecen, Békéscsaba, and Gyula (in Hungary).

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