3-572: Bihor Region ( Regiunea Bihor ) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania , copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. The capital of the region was Oradea , and its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays Bihor County . In 1952 its name was changed to Oradea , and in 1956 after the dissolution of Arad Region it included raions Ineu, Criș, and Gurahonț of it. In 1960 it
6-400: The number of regions was reduced to 18. 1956 – An intermediary step in which the regions Arad and Bârlad were absorbed by their neighbours. 1960 – As of 24 December, the final step, with territory redistribution and some regions renamed. The Magyar administrative entity was renamed Regiunea Mureș-Autonomă Maghiară (Mureș Region – Magyar Autonomous), also modifying its territory. By the end,
9-597: Was renamed Crișana . Bihor Region had as neighbors: Regions of the RPR The regions represented the result of a Soviet -inspired experiment regarding the administrative and territorial organisation of the Romanian People's Republic (later Socialist Republic of Romania) between 1950 and 1968. See also: Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania . September 19, 1952 – Decree nr.331. By merging,
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