Bratca

Bratca (Hungarian: Barátka, German: Kreuz) is a commune situated in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania.

It is composed of six villages: Beznea (Delureni from 1964 to 1996; Báródbeznye), Bratca, Damiș (Erdődámos), Lorău (Remetelórév), Ponoară (Körösponor) and Valea Crișului (Nagyfeketepatak).

At that time it was a center of aluminum and titanium mining.

(Source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer) Bratca is located on the main road (European route E60) and railway line from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca and further east to Bucharest.

Consequently, it is surrounded by impressive scenery and has large ecotourism or agritourism potential.