Barcău
The Barcău or Bereteu is a river which has its origin in Sălaj County, Romania. It is about 167 kilometres long with a watershed area of 5,812 km2. After crossing Bihor County in Romania and Hajdú-Bihar and Békés County in Hungary, it flows into the Sebes-Körös near Szeghalom.- Type: Stream
- Description: river
- Also known as: “Barcău River”, “Barcăul”, “Beretau”, “Beretăul”, “Bereteu River”, and “Râu Bârcău”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Körösladány railway station.
Körösladány railway station
Railway station
Barcău
- Categories: river, transboundary river, and body of water
- Location: Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.98333° or 46° 59′ north
Longitude
21.11667° or 21° 7′ east
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
8GR3X4M8+8M
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Satellite Map
Discover Barcău from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Barcău” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Barcău”
- Bavarian: “Berettyó”
- Catalan: “Barcău”
- Cebuano: “Barcău”
- Chinese: “Barcău”
- Chinese: “巴尔克乌河”
- Chinese: “巴爾克烏河”
- Croatian: “Barcău”
- Czech: “Berettyó”
- Danish: “Barcău”
- Dutch: “Barcău River”
- Esperanto: “Berettyo”
- Esperanto: “Berettyó”
- French: “Barcău”
- German: “Berettyó”
- Hungarian: “Berettyó”
- Irish: “Abhainn Barcău”
- Japanese: “バルカウ川”
- Korean: “바르커우강”
- Macedonian: “Баркау”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Barcău”
- Polish: “Barcau”
- Polish: “Barcău”
- Polish: “Berettyo”
- Polish: “Berettyó”
- Portuguese: “Rio Barcău”
- Romanian: “Barcău”
- Romanian: “Bereteu”
- Romanian: “Berettyó”
- Romanian: “Râul Barcău, Criș”
- Romanian: “Râul Bereteu”
- Russian: “Баркэу”
- Russian: “Берето”
- Russian: “Беретьо”
- Serbian: “Barcău”
- Serbian: “Barkau”
- Serbian: “Berettyó”
- Serbian: “Баркау”
- Serbian: “Беретћо”
- Serbian: “Река Баркау”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Berettyó”
- Slovenian: “Barcău”
- Spanish: “Barcău”
- Spanish: “Beretău”
- Spanish: “Berettyó”
- Swedish: “Barcău”
- Swedish: “Berettyó”
- Venetian: “Fiume Barcău”
- Welsh: “Afon Barcău”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nádorér and Kuruttyoló.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Korhány-halom and Szeghalom railway station.
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