Vascau

Vascau is a city in Bihor County, Crişana, Romania, fashioned by the localities Camp, Moţţi, Coleşti, Vascău, Lower Vărzarii and Upper Bearings. It is set 7 km from the city of Ştei. The beginnings of human existence within the region of ​​Vascau are archaeologically certified from the Paleolithic duration. The richness of the river basin, the pretty mild weather, and alleviation bureaucracy, with large mountainous areas protected by means of forests, have created conditions for the formation of human settlements near every other, with extensive concentrations of the populace.

The oldest documentary citing a sure attestation of Vascãu is that of the "Liber regus" gates, made in 1552 by the royal tax, wherein Vaşcăul seems below the name of Nagykoh the Great Oven At the identical time, the localities of Vărzari de Sus and Vărzari de Jos also appear, together with two other localities, they disappeared later. Beginning with sec. 18th century and 1851 respectively, the name of the city will illustrate the principle wealth and basic profession of the population, that of blacksmith employees: Vaskoh a name derived from Hungarian and made up of two words: iron and kohó furnace melted, blast furnace.