Baia de Criș

Baia de Criș (German: Altenburg; Hungarian: Körösbánya) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Crișana, Romania, close to the small town of Brad. It is composed of nine villages: Baia de Criș, Baldovin (Báldovin), Căraci (Karács), Cărăstău (Karasztó), Lunca (Lunka), Rișca (Riska), Rișculița (Riskulica), Țebea (Cebe), and Văleni.

Baia de Criș
Commune
Bust of Avram Iancu in Baia de Criș
Coat of arms
Location in Hunedoara County
Baia de Criș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°10′N 22°43′E
Country	Romania
County	Hunedoara
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mihaiu Liviu Gorcea (PSD)
Area	89.72 km2 (34.64 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)	2,176
• Density	24.25/km2 (62.82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	337005
Area code	+40 x54
Vehicle reg.	HD
Website	www.baia-de-cris.ro

The village of Țebea is where the Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan started in 1784, and marks the death place and burial site of Avram Iancu.

The village of Lunca Moților keeps the wooden Church of the Assumption, with good folk paintings by master Nicolae (1829), from Lupșa Mare, in the interior. The building now belongs to the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant.

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,176, of which 91.18% were Romanians.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	4,288	—
1920	4,880	+13.8%
1941	5,398	+10.6%
1977	4,574	−15.3%
2002	3,031	−33.7%
2011	2,611	−13.9%
2021	2,176	−16.7%
Source: Census data

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  Franciscan monastery of Baia de Criș, founded in the 14th century
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  Țebea
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  Căraci
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  Rișca
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Twin city

• Budaörs, Hungary (2022)