Sâniob

Sâniob Szentjobb
Commune
Country	Romania
County	Bihor County
Population (2011)^[1]	2,285
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Sâniob (Hungarian: Szentjobb, Turkish: Şenköy) is a commune in Bihor County, western Romania. The village was named after Stephen I of Hungary's Szent Jobb ( or "Holy Dexter") - his preserved right hand which was kept in an abbey here. The name was granted by Ladislaus I of Hungary in 1083. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1661, becoming the seat of a sanjak in Varat Eyalet. Called "Şenköy" by the new authorities, it was captured by the Habsburg Monarchy in 1691.

It is composed of four villages:

Cenaloş (Csanálos), to the southeast of Sâniob
Ciuhoi (Berettyócsohaj; Hungarian pronunciation: [bɛrɛcːoːt͡ʃohɒj]), to the south of Sâniob
Sâniob
Sfârnaş (Berettyófarnos), to the southwest of Sâniob

At the 2011 census, 56.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 37.3% Romanians and 5.6% Roma. 46.1% were Roman Catholic, 29% Romanian Orthodox, 16.4% Reformed, 5.9% Pentecostal and 0.9% Greek-Catholic.

Known as Sâniob prior to 1968, the commune's name was changed to Ciuhoi that year and its seat moved to the latter village. In 2012, the commune's previous name was revived and the seat moved back to Sâniob village.

Bihor County, Romania

Cities	Oradea (county seat) Beiuș Marghita Salonta

Towns	Aleșd Nucet Săcueni Ștei Valea lui Mihai Vașcău

Communes	Abram Abrămuț Aștileu Aușeu Avram Iancu Balc Batăr Biharia Boianu Mare Borod Borș Bratca Brusturi Budureasa Buduslău Bulz Buntești Căbești Câmpani Căpâlna Cărpinet Cefa Ceica Cetariu Cherechiu Chișlaz Ciumeghiu Cociuba Mare Copăcel Criștioru de Jos Curățele Curtuișeni Derna Diosig Dobrești Drăgănești Drăgești Finiș Gepiu Girișu de Criș Hidișelu de Sus Holod Husasău de Tinca Ineu Lăzăreni Lazuri de Beiuș Lugașu de Jos Lunca Mădăras Măgești Nojorid Olcea Oșorhei Paleu Pietroasa Pocola Pomezeu Popești Răbăgani Remetea Rieni Roșia Roșiori Săcădat Sălacea Sălard Sâmbăta Sâniob Sânmartin Sânnicolau Român Sântandrei Sârbi Șimian Șinteu Șoimi Spinuș Șuncuiuș Suplacu de Barcău Tămășeu Tărcaia Tarcea Tăuteu Țețchea Tileagd Tinca Toboliu Tulca Uileacu de Beiuș Vadu Crișului Vârciorog Viișoara

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on March 1, 2013

Coordinates: 47°16′00″N 22°08′00″E / 47.2667°N 22.1333°E / 47.2667; 22.1333

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