Bistra, Maramureş
| Bistra Бистрий |
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| — Commune — | |
 Bistra
Бистрий |
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| Coordinates: 47°50′50″N 23°55′40″E / 47.84722°N 23.92778°ECoordinates: 47°50′50″N 23°55′40″E / 47.84722°N 23.92778°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Maramureş County |
| Component villages | Bistra, Crasna Vişeului, Valea Vişeului |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vasile Bumbar (since 2004) (PD) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 4,278 |
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Bistra (Romanian: Bistra; Ukrainian: Бистрий/Bystryi; Hungarian: Petrovabisztra) is a commune in Maramureş County, Romania. The Ukrainian border is located to the north of the commune.The first documentary mention of the settlement dates from the 1411.
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[edit] Villages
The commune is composed of three villages: Bistra, Crasna Vişeului and Valea Vişeului.
[edit] Valea Vişeului
Valea Vişeului (Ukrainian: Вишiвска Дοлина) is a village in Bistra commune.
The village is located in a very attractive region. The Ukraine border with Romania is located in the north of the village . In the north-west of the village the Vişeu river joins the Tisza. The Vişeu river also separates the village into two important areas : the main-part of the village - on the right bank of Vişeu river - and Zaveschiva - on the left bank of Vişeu river. The village has two churches: an Orthodox church and a Catholic church. Valea Vişeului train station is an important train station in Maramureş County,the village having direct links with some of the main cities of Romania, like Bucureşti, Timişoara, Cluj-Napoca or Mangalia (only in summer), and also with Ukraine - Rakhiv.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the commune has a population of 4,423 inhabitants, of which 90.91% are Ukrainians, 9.02% Romanians and 0.06% Hungarians.[1] Because Ukrainians make up the majority of the population, the Ukrainian language is used beside Romanian for signage, education, access to justice and public services provided in both languages.
[edit] Personalities
- Bistra
- Dmytro Koreniuk, writer
- Vasile Marchiş, football player
- Valea Vişeului
- Havrelo Clempuş, writer
- Vasile Luţac, musician and teacher
- Ioan Surduc, medium
[edit] Image gallery
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Vişeu river in Valea Vişeului
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The village pictured from the left bank of Vişeu river
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Landscape
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Entrance into Valea Vişeului
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The Orthodox Church in Valea Vişeului
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Railway station of Valea Vişeului
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Bistra Village, a part of Bistra commune
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Media related to Bistra at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Valea Vişeului at Wikimedia Commons
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