Crișul Negru

The Crișul Negru, is a river in western and south-eastern . The river has its source in the western of Romania. Flowing through the Romanian towns of and and crossing the border of Hungary, the river, now called Fekete-Körös, joins the Fehér-Körös a few kilometres north from to form the river.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Romania
  • Also known as: Black Körös”, “Crişu Negru”, “Crișul Negru River”, “Fekete-Körös”, and “Râul Crişu Negru

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gerla and Gyula.

Suburb
is a suburb, which is situated 6 km west of Crișul Negru.

Town
is a town in , Hungary. The town is best known for its medieval castle and a thermal bath. Ferenc Erkel, the composer of the Hungarian national anthem, and Albrecht Dürer the Elder, the father of Albrecht Dürer, were also born in . is situated 6 km south of Crișul Negru.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 8 km southwest of Crișul Negru.

Crișul Negru

Latitude
46.7° or 46° 42′ north
Longitude
21.26667° or 21° 16′ east
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Open location code
8GR3M7X8+XM
Geo­Names ID
680145
Wiki­data ID
Q2468269
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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
  • Chinese: Crișul Negru Khe
  • Croatian: Crișul Negru
  • Czech: Černý Kriš
  • French: Crișul Negru
  • Hungarian: Fekete-Körös
  • Irish: Abhainn Crișul Negru
  • Lithuanian: Juodasis Krišas
  • Min Nan Chinese: Crișul Negru Khe
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Crisul Negru
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Crişul Negru
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Crișul Negru
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Fekete-Körös
  • Polish: Crisul Negru
  • Polish: Crişul Negru
  • Polish: Czarny Keresz
  • Polish: Fekete-Koros
  • Polish: Fekete-Körös
  • Portuguese: Rio Crişul Negru
  • Portuguese: Rio Crișul Negru
  • Romanian: Crişul Negru
  • Romanian: Crișul Negru
  • Romanian: Râul crişul negru
  • Romanian: Râul Crișul Negru
  • Russian: Кришул-Негру
  • Serbian: Crişul Negru
  • Serbian: Fekete-Kereš
  • Serbian: Fekete-Körös
  • Serbian: Фекете-Кереш
  • Serbian: Црни Кереш
  • Serbo-Croatian: Crișul Negru
  • Slovak: Čierny Kriš
  • Slovenian: Crișul Negru
  • Slovenian: Črni Kriš
  • Slovenian: Fekete-Körös
  • Spanish: Crisul Negru
  • Spanish: Crişul Negru
  • Spanish: Rio Crisul Negru
  • Spanish: Rio Crişul Negru
  • Spanish: Río Crisul Negru
  • Spanish: Río Crişul Negru
  • Spanish: Río Crișul Negru
  • Swedish: Fekete-Körös
  • Welsh: Afon Crișul Negru

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Crișul Negru”. Photo: Tobi85, Public domain.