Ștei

Ștei (Hungarian: Vaskohsziklás) is a town in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. Between 1958 and 1996, it was named Dr. Petru Groza, after the Romanian socialist leader who died in 1958.

Ștei
Coat of arms of Ștei
Location in Bihor County
Location in Bihor County
Ștei is located in Romania
Ștei
Ștei
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°32′24″N 22°28′12″E
CountryRomania
CountyBihor
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Iulian Balaj[1] (PNL)
Area
6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2011-10-31)[2]
7,040
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
415600
Area code(+40) 02 59
Vehicle reg.BH
Websitewww.stei.ro

The town is located in the southeastern part of the county, and lies on the banks of the river Crișul Negru.

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1956 5,874    
1966 5,754−2.0%
1977 7,794+35.5%
1992 10,415+33.6%
2002 9,466−9.1%
2011 6,144−35.1%
Source: Census data

The town was founded in 1952, near a village of the same name, as an industrial centre for the grinding of uranium mined at the nearby Băița mine, serving the intensive mining development set as an imperative by the Romanian Communist regime as part of a Soviet-Romanian joint venture during the Soviet occupation of Romania.

Romulus Vereș, the notorious Romanian serial killer, was institutionalised in the Ștei psychiatric facility in 1976, and died there in 1993.

Population

According to the last census from 2011 there were 6,144 people living within the city.

Of this population, 96.6% are ethnic Romanians, while 2.88% are ethnic Hungarians and 0.5% others.[3]

Natives

References

IMB Palace
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