Crișul Negru
The Crișul Negru, is a river in western Romania and south-eastern Hungary. The river has its source in the western Apuseni Mountains of Romania. Flowing through the Romanian towns of Ștei and Beiuș and crossing the border of Hungary, the river, now called Fekete-Körös, joins the Fehér-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös river.
Photo: Tobi85, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Romania and Hungary
- Also known as: “Black Körös”, “Crişu Negru”, “Crisul Negru”, “Crișul Negru River”, “Fekete-Koros”, “Râul Crişu Negru”, “Râul crişul negru”, “Rio Crisul Negru”, “Río Crisul Negru”, and “Río Crişul Negru”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gerla and Gyula.
Fényes
Suburb
Photo: Beyond silence, Public domain.Crișul Negru
- Categories: river, watercourse, and body of water
- Location: Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.7° or 46° 42′ north
Longitude
21.26667° or 21° 16′ east
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Open location code
8GR3M7X8+XM
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Crișul Negru” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Crișul Negru”
- Catalan: “Crișul Negru”
- Cebuano: “Fekete-Körös”
- Croatian: “Crișul Negru”
- Czech: “Černý Kriš”
- French: “Crișul Negru”
- Hungarian: “Fekete-Körös”
- Irish: “Abhainn Crișul Negru”
- Korean: “크리슐네그루강”
- Lithuanian: “Juodasis Krišas”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Crișul Negru Khe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Crişul Negru”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Crișul Negru”
- Polish: “Czarny Keresz”
- Portuguese: “Rio Crişul Negru”
- Portuguese: “Rio Crișul Negru”
- Romanian: “Crișul Negru”
- Romanian: “Râul Crișul Negru”
- Russian: “Кришул-Негру”
- Serbian: “Fekete-Kereš”
- Serbian: “Фекете-Кереш”
- Serbian: “Црни Кереш”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Crișul Negru”
- Slovak: “Čierny Kriš”
- Slovenian: “Črni Kriš”
- Spanish: “Río Crișul Negru”
- Swedish: “Fekete-Körös”
- Turkish: “Kara Körös Nehri”
- Welsh: “Afon Crișul Negru”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Szeregyháza and Nagyfenék.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Gyula railway station and Bicere Vasútállomás.
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Worth a closer look: Budapest and Sopron.
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