Căpâlna
commune in Bihor County, Romania
Căpâlna (Hungarian: Feketekápolna) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 1,282 people (2021). It is composed of five villages: Căpâlna, Ginta (Gyanta), Rohani (Rohány), Săldăbagiu Mic (Körösszáldobágy), and Suplacu de Tinca (Tenkeszéplak). The commune is situated in the southern part of Bihor County, on the right bank of the Crișul Negru, at a distance of 40 km (25 mi) from the county seat, Oradea, 26 km (16 mi) from Beiuș, and 40 km (25 mi) from Salonta.
Demographics
Population by villages
Căpâlna commune had a population of 1,663 at the 2011 census, which was divided into villages as follows:
466 (Săldăbagiu Mic)
411 (Suplacu de Tinca)
333 (Căpâlna)
309 (Ginta)
144 (Rohani)
Ethnic structure
Căpâlna commune had a population of 1,663 in 2011, of which:
79% are Romanian
14% are Hungarian
03% are Roma.
04% are other.
Religious makeup
The religious makeup in 2011 was as follows:
75% are Romanian Orthodox
11% are Reformed
03% are Pentecostal.
03% are Baptist.
02% are Roman Catholic.
01% are Greek-Catholic.
05% are undeclared or none.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Căpâlna” as commune in Bihor County, Romania. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as commune in Bihor County, Romania. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16029115. Authority coordinates are 46.735, 22.102. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021 and 2011.
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