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Mădăras

Coordinates: 46°50′N 21°41′E / 46.833°N 21.683°E / 46.833; 21.683
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Mădăras
Location in Bihor County
Location in Bihor County
Mădăras is located in Romania
Mădăras
Mădăras
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°50′N 21°41′E / 46.833°N 21.683°E / 46.833; 21.683
CountryRomania
CountyBihor
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,014
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BH

Mădăras (Hungarian: Madarász; Slovak: Madaras) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania, 3 km from Salonta, located nearby the Hungarian border - on the European road E671, and the Körös River canal. In 2011, it had 2,828 inhabitants. The commune Hungarian name means "fowler", the Romanian name derives from that as well. It is composed of four villages: Homorog (Oláhhomorog), Ianoșda (Jánosd), Marțihaz (Marciháza) and Mădăras.

Homorog has a Romanian Orthodox church; built in the 1830s, it is decorated with a valuable mural from the 1840s.

References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.