Oradea

Oradea (German: Großwardein, Hungarian: Nagyvárad, :, colloquially also Várad, former Turkish: Varat, Yiddish: גרויסווארדיין Groysvardeyn) the capital city of Bihor County and Crișana region, is one of the important centers of economic, social and cultural development of the western part of Romania, retaining these characteristics throughout history. The city is nestled between the hills that separate and unify in a harmonious way and ends with plain Crisana hilly aspect of the Apuseni Mountains. Located on the banks Crisul Repede river, the river that divides the city into almost equal halves, it is the gateway to Central and Western European world. Depending on the main points of the compass, the city is located in the north-west of Romania, at the intersection of parallel 47 ° 03 'north latitude with meridian 21 ° 55' east longitude.