Oradea


 
 

Oradea (-Romanian, Hungarian: Nagyv?rad, sometimes V?rad; German: Gro?wardein) is a city located in the county of Bihor (BH), in Transylvania, Romania. The city proper has a population of 206,614 (according to the 2002 census); this does not include areas outside the municipality; they bring the total urban area population to approximately 220,000. Oradea is one of the most prosperous cities of Romania.

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Nicknames for Oradea have included "Felix civitas", "Paris on the riverside of Pece", "the City of Tomorrow", "Athens on the (Sebes-)K?r?s", and "the City of Yesterday".

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