BIHOR COUNTY

Tourist and road map

Capital city

Oradea

Population

Area

7.544 km²

Towns

Alesd , Nucet , Sacueni , Stei , Valea lui Mihai , Vascau

ECONOMY
Bihor is one of the wealthiest counties in Romania, with a GDP per capita well above the national average. Recently, the economy has been driven by a number of construction projects. Bihor has the lowest unemployment rate in Romania and among the lowest in Europe, with only 2.4% unemployment, compared to Romania's average of 5.1%. In 2003, 25.1% of the population lived below the national poverty line, a figure which is improving and is set to reach 20% in 2005.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Textile industry.
• Food and beverages industry.
• Mechanical components industry.
• Metallurgy.

In the west side of the county there are mines for extracting coal and bauxite. Also crude oil is being extracted

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
 The main tourist attractions in the county are:

• The city of Oradea.
• The Apuseni Mountains:
  • The Stāna de Vale Resort and the Iada valley.
  • The Caves around Padis and on the Sighistel River Valley.
  • The Bear's Cave.
• Baile Felix Resort.