Valea Roșie (Crișul Negru)

Valea Roșie; Roșia
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Bihor County
Villages	Roșia, Remetea, Pocola
Physical characteristics
Source	Roșia Karst Spring
• location	Pădurea Craiului Mountains
• coordinates	46.849°N 22.424°E
• elevation	434 m (1,424 ft)
Mouth	Crișul Negru
• location	Petrani
• coordinates	46°40′59″N 22°16′18″E
• elevation	162 m (531 ft)
Length	38 km (24 mi)
Basin size	308 km2 (119 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Crișul Negru→ Körös→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Valea Roșie or Roșia (Hungarian: Rossia-patak or Remete-patak) is a river in Romania, Bihor County, right tributary of the Crișul Negru.[1][2] Its length is 38 km (24 mi) and its basin size is 308 km² (119 sq mi).[3]

The river starts at the Roșia karst spring in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains. It flows through the hills of the Beiuș Depression and joins the Crișul Negru near Petrani village. The most important villages on the river are Roșia, Remetea and Pocola.

Hydronymy

Valea Roșie had two Hungarian names. Originally it was called Remete-patak (referring to Remetea/Magyarremete village on its shore). That name was used until the 18th century, last time consequently in the 1720 conscription. During this century the remaining small community of Hungarians in the valley adopted the more frequently used Romanian name in the form of Rossia-patak. This name has been used since then. The older name means hermit in Hungarian.[4]

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Valea Roșie:[2]

Left: Șoimuș, Sohodol, Meziad
Right: Albioara, Strâmtura (Valea Ușorilor), Drăgoteni

References

"Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 151–152.
Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 108–109. OCLC 895459847. River code: III.1.42.15
Bazine hidrografice în zona Beiuș, A. Indrieș, A. Indrieș and R. Indrieș
István Györffy: A Fekete-Körös völgyi magyarság [Hungarians in the Fekete-Körös Valley], Budapest, 1986, p. 23 (map) and p. 202

Trasee turistice - județul Bihor

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[RO_Annex7151-152-1] "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 151–152.

[RO_Atlas108-109III.1.42.15-2] Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 108–109. OCLC 895459847. River code: III.1.42.15

[3] Bazine hidrografice în zona Beiuș, A. Indrieș, A. Indrieș and R. Indrieș

[4] István Györffy: A Fekete-Körös völgyi magyarság [Hungarians in the Fekete-Körös Valley], Budapest, 1986, p. 23 (map) and p. 202