Borșa

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Borșa
—  Town  —
Location of Borşa
Borșa is located in Romania
Borșa
Location of Borşa
Coordinates: 47°39′19″N 24°39′47″E / 47.65528°N 24.66306°E / 47.65528; 24.66306Coordinates: 47°39′19″N 24°39′47″E / 47.65528°N 24.66306°E / 47.65528; 24.66306
Country  Romania
County Maramureş County
Status Town
Government
 • Mayor Cornel Remus Stetco (National Liberal Party)
Population (2002)
 • Total 27,247
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.primaria.borsa.ro/

Borșa (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈborʃa]; Hungarian: Borsa, German: Borscha, Yiddish: בורשא Borsha) is a town in eastern Maramureş County, northern Romania, in the valley of the Vişeu River and near the Prislop Pass. Linking Transylvania to Bukovina, Prislop Pass is surrounded by the Rodna and Maramureş Mountains, both ranges of the Carpathians. The highest peak in the region is Pietrosul Rodnei — 2,303 meters.

The Rodna National Park (which has an area of 463 km²) can be accessed from Borșa. The town is home to a wooden church, built in 1718. It administers one village, Băile Borșa.

In 1891 there were 1,432 Jews living in Borșa.

[edit] Notable natives

[edit] Population

  • 1991: 30,504
  • 2002: 27,247

[edit] See also

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