Stei
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Ștei is a town in Bihor County
, western Transylvania
, Romania
. Between 1958 and 1996, it was named Dr. Petru Groza, after the Romanian socialist leader
who had died in 1958.
mined in nearby Băița
(serving the intensive mining development set as an imperative by the Romanian Communist regime
).
there were 8,637 people living within the city.
Of this population, 95.8% are ethnic Romanians
, while 3.7% are ethnic Hungarians and 0.5% others.
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:...
, western Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, 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...
. Between 1958 and 1996, it was named Dr. Petru Groza, after the Romanian socialist leader
Petru Groza
Petru Groza was a Romanian politician, best known as the Prime Minister of the first Communist Party-dominated governments under Soviet occupation during the early stages of the Communist regime in Romania....
who had died in 1958.
History
The town was founded in 1952, near a village of the same name, as an industrial centre for the grinding of uraniumUranium
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...
mined in nearby Băița
Nucet
Nucet is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. Its name means "walnut trees" both in Romanian and Hungarian. It administers two villages, Băiţa and Băiţa-Plai.-Population:...
(serving the intensive mining development set as an imperative by the Romanian Communist regime
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
).
Population
According to the last census from 2002Demographics of Romania
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Romania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
there were 8,637 people living within the city.
Of this population, 95.8% are ethnic Romanians
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
, while 3.7% are ethnic Hungarians and 0.5% others.