Tarcaia
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Tărcaia is a commune in Bihor County
, northwestern Romania
with a population of 2,076 people. It is composed of four villages: Mierag, Tărcaia, Tărcăiţa and Totoreni.
,
around 65 km south-east of Oradea
and 4 km south of Beiuş
.
rule, periods of Habsburg Monarchy
, Principality of Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
and Kingdom of Romania
. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it became part of the Kingdom of Hungary
within Austria-Hungary
up until the Romanian army arrived in the village between regrettable circumstances.
On April 19, 1919, the invading Romanian army and Romanian paramilitary groups murdered and robbed 91 Hungarian villagers in Tărcaia. The Romanians summoned the locals to the center of the village, where they fired on them with machine-guns. Since then the village has been part of Romania ,which was acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon
in 1920.
and Germans
, respectively 0.13% and 0.04%.
Bihor County
Bihor is a county of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.-Demographics:...
, northwestern Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
with a population of 2,076 people. It is composed of four villages: Mierag, Tărcaia, Tărcăiţa and Totoreni.
Geography
Tărcaia lies along the river bank of Crişul Negru River in the southeastern part of Bihor CountyBihor County
Bihor is a county of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.-Demographics:...
,
around 65 km south-east of Oradea
Oradea
Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
and 4 km south of Beiuş
Beius
Beiuș is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani.-Population:According to the 2002 Census, Beiuş has a population of 10,996 inhabitants....
.
History
It has a complex political history with periods of OttomanOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
rule, periods of Habsburg Monarchy
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
, Principality of Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
and Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom of Romania
The Kingdom of Romania was the Romanian state based on a form of parliamentary monarchy between 13 March 1881 and 30 December 1947, specified by the first three Constitutions of Romania...
. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it became part of the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
within Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
up until the Romanian army arrived in the village between regrettable circumstances.
On April 19, 1919, the invading Romanian army and Romanian paramilitary groups murdered and robbed 91 Hungarian villagers in Tărcaia. The Romanians summoned the locals to the center of the village, where they fired on them with machine-guns. Since then the village has been part of Romania ,which was acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
in 1920.
Ethnic groups
According to the 2002 census, the ethnic structure is 53.89% Hungarians with a population of 1161, 45.91% Romanians with a population of 989. There is also a small community of UkrainiansUkrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
and Germans
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
, respectively 0.13% and 0.04%.