Iosia
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Ioşia (pronounced Io-SHI-a) is an outlying quarter in Oradea, Romania. It is a mix of both high-rise housing blocks built in Communist times as well as low-density housing. The quarter is an exurban environment - that is, in between a rural area and a suburban environment. It is located in the city's far southwest, and, although there is good infrastructure in terms of education, shopping, and, to some extent, transport, the quarter still has a significant number of unpaved roads and country-style houses.
The quarter is one of the most beautiful in Oradea, due to the fact that it maintains a rustic, rural feel which still being relatively built-up and close to the city. For tourists, it provides insight into Romanian country life while still being in the city close to all the excellent facilities that Oradea is home to. In Oradea, there is a stereotype about people from Ioşia as being fairly uneducated in comparison to more inner-city urbanites, even though this is a fast changing as real estate prices are increasing in the city centre and wealthy people are building large houses (villas) in Ioşia.
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Oradea | Vie | Nufărul | Rogerius | Velenţa | Cantemir | Ioşia | |
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See also: Bihor County | Romania |