Drăgănești, Bihor

Drăgănești
Drăgănești
Commune
	Wooden church in Belejeni
	Location in Bihor County
	Drăgănești Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°37′45″N 22°23′34″E / 46.6291°N 22.3928°E
Country	Romania
County	Bihor
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Florina-Mihaela Man (PNL)
Area	36.66 km2 (14.15 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	2,590
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	417250
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	BH

Drăgănești (Hungarian: Dragánfalva) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Belejeni (Belényeshegy), Drăgănești, Grădinari (Kisnyégerfalva), Livada Beiușului (Belényesliváda), Mizieș (Mézes), Păcălești (established 2008), Păntășești (Panatasa), Sebiș (Körössebes), Talpe (Talp), and Țigăneștii de Beiuș (Cigányosd).

The commune lies at the foot of the Apuseni Mountains, on the banks of the Crișul Pietros River. It is located in the southern part of the county, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Beiuș. It is crossed by national road DN76 [ro], which runs from the county seat, Oradea, 68 km (42 mi) to the north of Drăgănești, to Deva, 122 km (76 mi) to the south.

At the 2011 census, Drăgănești had a population of 2,967 people. Of those, 87% were Romanians, 7.4% Hungarians, and 2.5% Roma.

Natives

Traian Dorz [ro] (1914–1989), poet, was born and died in Livada Beiușului
Miron Romanul (1828–1898), cleric of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was born in Mizieș

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

Church in Drăgănești
Wooden church in Sebiș, viewed from Păcălești
Wooden church in Talpe

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[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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