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With an area of 238,397 km 2 (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe.It is a country located at the crossroads of Eastern and Southeast Europe. It is bordered on the Black Sea, the country is halfway between the equator and the North Pole and equidistant from the westernmost part of Europe—the Atlantic Coast—and the most easterly—the Ural Mountains.
Counties with over 2 ⁄ 3 urban population are Hunedoara, Brașov and Constanța, while those with less than a third are Dâmbovița (30.06%) and Giurgiu and Teleorman. [274] Bucharest is the capital and the largest city in Romania, with a population of over 1.7 million in 2021. [276]
The oldest known settlement was a village called Ruetel dating to 1204, granted by King Emeric of Hungary to a certain John the Latin and his fellow heretics as per the charter recopied in June 2, 1469, [1] which became Rășinari in 1488, followed by Tălmaciu (1318), Orlat (1322), and Săliște (1354).
The Apuseni Natural Park with an area of 75,784 ha (187,270 acres) [4] was declared natural protected area by the Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in the Monitorul Oficial of Romania, Number 152 of April 12, 2000) [5] and represents a mountainous area (mountain peaks, cirques, caves, valleys, karst areas, forests, and pastures), with flora and fauna specific to the Western Carpathians.
The Retezat Mountains have many glacial lakes, including the largest glacial lake in Romania, Bucura Lake (Lacul Bucura), which covers 8.9 hectares (22 acres) and is situated at an altitude of 2,030 metres (6,660 ft). The area also contains the Retezat National Park, Romania's first national park.
Carastelec (Hungarian: Kárásztelek) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Carastelec and Dumuslău ( Szilágydomoszló ). At the 2002 census, 90.1% of inhabitants were Hungarians and 9.2% Romanians . 84.2% were Roman Catholic , 9.3% Romanian Orthodox , 3.4% Pentecostal and 2.8% Reformed .
[2] The commune is located in the northeastern part of Bihor County, 19 km (12 mi) south of Marghita , 33 km (21 mi) north of Aleșd , and 64 km (40 mi) from the county seat, Oradea . Popești lies in the hydrographic basin of the river Bistra , nestled between the northern branch of the Plopiș Mountains [ ro ] and the Derna foothills.
Pietroasa ("stony" in Romanian; Hungarian: Vasaskőfalva) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 3,209 people. It is composed of seven villages: Chișcău (Kiskoh), Cociuba Mică (Felsőkocsoba), Giulești (Zsulest), Gurani (Gurány), Măgura (Biharmagura), Moțești (Mocsest) and Pietroasa.