Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Alesd is the largest town in Bihor county (Romania) after Oradea. It is located in the west of the county, near the border with Cluj county. It also lies on the national road running from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca and further west. Alesd has a population of around 12,000. Accessibility Alesd is located on the main railway line between Oradea and Bucharest. Consequently, it is served by frequent rapid and intercity (IC) trains from Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Arad and Timisoara. From the destinations below, there are the following number of trains to Alesd daily: Bucharest - 1 train daily Budapest, Hungary - Szolnok, Hungary - Oradea - 7 trains daily Cluj-Napoca - 7 trains daily Huedin - 7 trains daily Arad - 1 train daily Timisoara - 1 train daily Brasov - 2 trains daily Satu Mare - 1 train daily Galati - 1 train daily Sighisoara - 1 train daily Constanta - 1 train daily Mangalia - 1 train daily Buzau - 1 train daily Iasi - 2 trains daily This shows both the efficiency of Romania's railway network, and also the importance of Alesd. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.