Petreu

Petreu Monospetri
Commune
Library and community center in Petreu
Coat of arms
Location in Bihor County
Petreu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°19′N 22°15′E
Country	Romania
County	Bihor
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Barna Barcui (UDMR)
Area	45.67 km^2 (17.63 sq mi)
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	3,080
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	417015
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	BH
Website	comuna-abramut.ro

Petreu (Hungarian: Monospetri) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 3,071 people (2011). It is composed of four villages: Abrămuț (Vedresábrány), Crestur (Apátkeresztúr), Făncica (Érfancsika), and Petreu.

The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the banks of the river Barcău; to the west, between the Abrămuț and Făncica villages, flows the river Ier.

National road DN19B [ro], which runs from Săcueni on the Hungarian border to Șimleu Silvaniei in Sălaj County, passes through the Crestur and Petreu villages. Just to the east of Petreu is the city of Marghita; the capital of Bihor County, Oradea, is 52 km (32 mi) to the southwest.

The Abrămuț oil field is located on the territory of the commune.

The commune was called Abrămuț and its administrative seat was located in that village until 2022, when a law changed the name.[2]

Natives

• Gavril Maghiar (1926–2005), sports shooter.

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. (in Romanian) Elena Marinescu, Comuna Abrămuț din Bihor devine comuna Petreu, după un referendum inițiat de UDMR, eBihoreanul, January 4, 2023