Batăr

Commune in Bihor, Romania

(2020–2024) Ioan Mughiuruș^[1] (PSD)Area

126 km² (49 sq mi)Elevation

100 m (300 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

4,922 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

417045

Area code+(40) x59Vehicle reg.BHWebsitewww.primariabatar.ro

Batăr (Hungarian: Feketebátor; Turkish: Fektebatur) is a commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. The village is situated in the south-west of the county, near the border with Hungary. The settlement lies along the river Crișul Negru and is composed of four villages: Arpășel (Árpád; Arpat), Batăr, Talpoș (Talpas), and Tăut (Feketetót).

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,922; of those, 46.42% were Romanians, 32.02% Roma, and 12.15% Hungarians.^[3]

Notable people who lived in Batăr include composer Tiberiu Olah.

Sights

Wooden Church in Tăut, built in the 18th century, historic monument^[4]
Markovics Castle in Arpășel, built in the 19th century (1896), historic monument^[5]

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
^ ghidulprimariilor.ro - Primăria comunei Batăr - Turism; retrieved on June 30, 2012 (in Romanian)
^ cjbihor.ro - Consiliul Județean Bihor - Comuna Batăr; retrieved on June 30, 2012 (in Romanian)