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Vișeu De Jos
Vișeu de Jos ( hu, Alsóvisó, yi, אונטר-ווישווה or ''Unter-Visheve'', german: Unterwischau) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vișeu de Jos. The river Vișeu, a tributary of the Tisa, flows through this commune. The commune is located in the central-east part of the county, at a distance of from the town of Vișeu de Sus and from the county seat, Baia Mare. The Vișeu de Jos train station serves the CFR Line 409, which runs from Salva in Bistrița-Năsăud County to Sighetu Marmației. Natives * Gheorghe Bodo Gheorghe Bodo (also known as Bodó György; 1923 – 2004) was a Romanian professional footballer who played his entire career for CA Oradea, as a midfielder. He played at international level in 8 matches for Romania and scored 2 goals, also bei ... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Viseu De Jos Communes in Maramureș County Localities in Romanian Maramureș ...
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Maramureș County
Maramureș County () is a county (județ) in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare. Name In Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian as Мараморо́щина, in German as ''Kreis Marmarosch'' and in Yiddish as מארמאראש. Demographics In 2011, the county had a population of 461,290 and a population density of . * Romanians - 82.38% (or 380,018) * Hungarians - 7.53% (or 34,781) * Ukrainians (including Hutsuls and other Rusyns) - 6.77% (or 31,234) * Romani - 2.73% (or 12,638) * Germans ( Zipser Germans and Transylvanian Saxons) - 0.27% (or 1,243) * Others - 0.32% Geography Maramureș County is situated in the northern part of Romania, and has a border with Ukraine. This county has a total area of , of which 43% is covered by the Rodna Mountains, with its tallest peak, Pietrosul, at altitude. Together with Gutâi and Țibleș mountain ranges, the Rodna mountains are part of the Eastern Carpathians. The rest ...
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Maramureș
or Marmaroshchyna ( ro, Maramureș ; uk, Мармарощина, Marmaroshchyna; hu, Máramaros) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated in the northeastern Carpathians, along parts of the upper Tisza River drainage basin; it covers the Maramureș Depression and the surrounding Carpathian mountains. Alternatively, the term ''Maramureș'' is also used for the Maramureș County of Romania, which contains the southern section of the historical region. Name in other languages Alternative names for Maramureș include uk, Мармарощина (''Marmaroshchyna''), rue, Мараморош (''Maramoroš''), russian: Мармарош (''Marmarosh''), hu, Máramaros, german: Maramuresch or Marmarosch and la, Marmatia. Geography Maramureș is a valley enclosed by mountains Oaș, Gutâi, Țibleș and Rodnei (northern section of the Inner Eastern Carpathians) to the west and south, Maramureș Mountains and centr ...
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Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate- continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Romania from the north to the southwest, include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Settlement in what is now Romania began in the Lower Pale ...
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Vișeu
The Vișeu ( hu, Visó) in northern Romania is a left tributary of the river Tisza. Its source is in the Rodna Mountains. It passes through the following villages, communes and cities: Borșa (city), Moisei (commune), Vișeu de Sus (city), Vișeu de Jos (commune), Leordina (commune), Petrova (commune), Bistra (village), Valea Vișeului (village). In Valea Vișeului village, the river flows into the Tisza. Its length is .Analysis of 3-10 March 2001 flood in the basins of the Vișeu and Iza Rivers
Its covers an area of .
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Tisza
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. The vast majority of the region is covered by Russia, wh .... Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders. The Tisza begins near Rakhiv in Ukraine, at the confluence of the White Tisa and Black Tisa, which is at coordinates 48.07465560782065, 24.24443465360461 (the former springs in the Chornohora, Chornohora mountains; the latter in the Gorgany range). From there, the Tisza flows west, roughly following Ukraine's borders with Romania and Hungary, then shortly as border between Slovakia and Hungary, later into Hungary, and finally into Serbia. It enters Hungary at Tiszabecs. It traverses Hungary from nort ...
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Vișeu De Sus
Vișeu de Sus (; german: Oberwischau; hu, Felsővisó; ; , Ober Vishoi, Ojberwischo) is a town in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania, located at the confluence of the rivers Vișeu and Vaser. It administers one village, Vișeu de Mijloc (''Középvisó''). It has an area of 443 km2 and a population of 15,000. It is best known for the Mocăniță. Demographics According to the 2011 Romanian census, the total population of the town was 15,037. The town is situated in a hilly area and therefore most of the people live in the valleys with their settlements as follows: * Țipțerai and Valea Poieniței * Valea Vinului (1000 inhabitants) * Valea Vaserului (800 inhabitants) * Valea Peștilor (500 inhabitants) * Valea Scradei (700 inhabitants) * Vișeu de Mijloc (1900 inhabitants) * Valea Botoaia, Arşiţa (500 inhabitants) * Rădeasa (900 inhabitants) Administration and local politics Town council The town's current local council has the following multi-party ...
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Baia Mare
Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania. It is situated about from Bucharest, from the border with Hungary, and from the border with Ukraine. Located south of Igniș and Gutâi Mountains, Baia Mare had a population of 123,738 at the 2011 census, and a metropolitan area home to 230,932 residents. The city administers four villages: Blidari (''Kőbánya''), Firiza (''Felsőfernezely''), Valea Borcutului (''Borpatak'') and Valea Neagră (''Feketepatak''). Baia Mare has been named the Romanian Youth Capital from 2 May 2018 to 1 May 2019. History Prehistory The city's development on the middle course of Săsar River, in the middle of a plateau with a warm Mediterranean-like climate, has facilitated living conditions since the Palaeoli ...
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Căile Ferate Române
Căile Ferate Române (; abbreviated as the CFR) is the state railway carrier of Romania. As of 2014, the railway network of Romania consists of , of which (37.4%) are electrified. The total track length is , of which (38.5%) are electrified. The CIA World Factbook lists Romania with the 23rd largest railway network in the world. The network is significantly interconnected with other European railway networks, providing pan-European passenger and freight services. CFR as an entity has been operating since 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened in 1854. CFR is divided into four autonomous companies: * ''CFR Călători'', responsible for passenger services; * ''CFR Marfă'', responsible for freight transport; * ''CFR Infrastructură'' or ''CFR S.A.'', manages the infrastructure on the Romanian railway network; and * ''Societatea Feroviară de Turism'', or SFT, which manages scenic and tourist railways. CFR is headquartered in Bucharest a ...
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Căile Ferate Române Line 400
Line 400 is one of CFR's main lines in Romania having a total length of . The main line, connecting Brașov with the northwestern city Satu Mare, passes through the important cities Sfântu Gheorghe, Miercurea Ciuc, Dej, Jibou and Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramure� .... Secondary lines References Railway lines in Romania Standard gauge railways in Romania Transport in Satu Mare {{Europe-rail-transport-stub ...
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Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud
Salva ( hu, Szálva) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Salva, and included Runcu Salvei village until the latter was split off to form a separate commune in 2005. It is a relatively important local railway junction on the line to Sighetu Marmației and line to Vatra Dornei and Suceava. Natives *Maria Butaciu Maria Butaciu (February 19, 1940 – June 11, 2018) was a performer of Romanian folklore music of Transylvania. Early days Butaciu was born in Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud County. She attended the Music High School in Cluj, where she started her mu ... References Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County Localities in Transylvania {{BistriţaNăsăud-geo-stub ...
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Bistrița-Năsăud County
Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița. Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German as ''Kreis Bistritz-Nassod''. The name is identical with the county created in 1876, Beszterce-Naszód County ( ro, Comitatul Bistriţa-Năsăud) in the Kingdom of Hungary (the county was recreated in 1940 after the Second Vienna Award, as it became part of Hungary again). Except these, as part of Romania, until 1925 the former administrative organizations were kept when a new county system was introduced. Between 1925–1940 and 1945–1950, most of its territory belonged to the Năsăud County, with smaller parts belonging to the Mureș, Cluj, and Someș counties. Demographics On 31 October 2011, it had a population of 277,861 and the population density was . * Romanians – 89.9% * Hungarians – 5.3% * Roma – 4.3% * Germans (Transylvanian Saxons) – 0.1% 83.1% of inhabitants were Ro ...
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Sighetu Marmației
Sighetu Marmației (, also spelled ''Sighetul Marmației''; german: Marmaroschsiget or ''Siget''; hu, Máramarossziget, ; uk, Сигіт, Syhit; yi, סיגעט, Siget), until 1960 Sighet, is a city (municipality) in Maramureș County near the Iza River, in northwestern Romania. Geography Sighetu Marmației is situated along the Tisa river on the border with Ukraine, across from the Ukrainian town of Solotvyno. Neighboring communities include: Sarasău, Săpânța, Câmpulung la Tisa, Ocna Șugatag, Giulești, Vadu Izei, Rona de Jos and Bocicoiu Mare communities in Romania, Bila Cerkva community and the Solotvyno township in Ukraine (Zakarpattia Oblast). The city administers five villages: Iapa (''Kabolapatak''), Lazu Baciului (''Bácsiláz''), Șugău (''Sugó''), Valea Cufundoasă (''Mélypatak'') and Valea Hotarului (''Határvölgy''). Demographics The city has 37,640 inhabitants. *Romanians - 82.2% *Hungarians - 13% *Ukrainians - 2.3% *Roma - 1.5% According to the 1910 ...
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