Facts about Beius
Beius is a city in Bihor County, Romania. Beius is locatednear the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crisul Negru flows through Beius. According to the 2002 Census, Beius has a population of 10,996 inhabitants. The ethnic structure of the population is: Romanian 89.56%, Hungarian 8.45%, Roma 1.53 %, Others 0.46 %. Beius's earliest mention in recorded history was in the year 1263, where it was mentioned as being burned down during a Mongol invasion in 1241. During the time of the Austrian Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire, between the late 18th and very early 20th centuries, Beius constituted one of the most important learning centers of the Romanian language in Transylvania . Estate of the Oradea Bishopric is mentioned for the first time in the Regestrum Varadiensis. It was mentioned under Benenus in 1291, Belinis in 1300 and Benenes in 1309. In 1451 it Became a free royal city under John Vitez of Zredna. In 1570 Under the Speyer Agreement, the Prince of Transylvania ruled this region. In 1660 The Ottoman Empire conquered Beius. In 1691 The Austrian Empire conquered Beius. In 1692 a census mentions 9 Hungarian families in Beius. Bishop Samuil Vulcan (1806-1893) built up a Greek Catholic Church, set up the Greek-Catholic secondary school in Beius and endowed it with everything necessary. In 1850, 1250 Romanian and 950 Hungarian families lived in Beius.
In 2002 Around 9,800 Romanians and around 900 Hungarians live in Beius. Beius has its own city museum which houses over 3,000 pieces. |
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