Ștei is a town in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. Between 1958 and 1996, it was named Dr. Petru Groza, after the Romanian socialist leader who died in 1958.
Geography
The town is located in the southeastern part of the county, and lies on the banks of the river Crișul Negru. It has an average of 285 meters above sea level.[2]
With an average annual temperature of 9.8°C, the lowest recorded temperature is -24°C (18 January, 1963), highest is 38.5°C (2 August, 1961).[2][3]
History
The town was founded in 1952, by the Soviet occupiers near a village of the same name, as an industrial centre for the grinding of uranium mined at the nearby