page_title: History of Oradea
hierarchical_section_title: History of Oradea
context_page_description: The history of Oradea covers the time from Neolithic, through the Middle Ages and its flourishing as an important center in Crișana region, until its modern existence as a city, the seat of Bihor County in north-western Romania.
context_section_description: The history of Oradea covers the time from Neolithic, through the Middle Ages and its flourishing as an important center in Crișana region, until its modern existence as a city, the seat of Bihor County in north-western Romania.
caption: Varadinum (Oradea) in a 1617 engraving by Braun & Hogenberg
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