Borșa

Coordinates: 47°39′19″N 24°39′47″E / 47.65528°N 24.66306°E / 47.65528; 24.66306
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Borșa
Houses in Borșa
Houses in Borșa
Coat of arms of Borșa
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Borșa is located in Romania
Borșa
Borșa
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°39′19″N 24°39′47″E / 47.65528°N 24.66306°E / 47.65528; 24.66306
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ion-Sorin Timiș[1] (CMM)
Area
424.12 km2 (163.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
27,711
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MM
Websitewww.primariaborsamm.ro

Borșa (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈborʃa]; Hungarian: Borsa, German: Borscha, Yiddish: בורשא Borsha) is a town in eastern Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania, in the valley of the river Vișeu and near the Prislop Pass. Linking Transylvania to Bukovina, Prislop Pass is surrounded by the Rodna and Maramureș 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. The area has lost much of its population following the collapse of the Communist regime.

Natives

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977 24,406—    
1992 27,450+12.5%
2002 27,247−0.7%
2011 27,611+1.3%
Source: Census data

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.