Alesd

Aleşd (Hungarian: Élesd) is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It is located in the east of the county, near the border with Cluj county. It also lies on the national road running from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca and further west. Aleşd has a population of around 10,376 (2002 census), made up of Romanians (65.3%), Hungarians (18.9%), Roma (9.2%), Slovaks (6.2%), and others (0.4%). It includes the villages: Peştiş, Tinăud, and Pădurea-Neagră.