Beiuş

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Beiuş (Hungarian: Belényes) is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crişul Negru flows through Beiuş.

According to the 2002 Census, Beiuş has a population of 10,996 inhabitants.

The ethnic structure of the population is:

* Romanian 89.56%

* Hungarian 8.45%

* Roma 1.53 %

* Others 0.46 %

Beiuş's earliest mention in recorded history was in the year 1263, where it was mentioned as being burned down during a Mongol invasion in 1241. During the time of the Austrian Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire, between the late 18th and very early 20th centuries, Beiuş constituted one of the most important learning centers of the Romanian language in Transylvania . This occurred during a period when Romanians had little or no political rights and their representation was very poor, including in religion.