Borșa
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Borșa | |
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Town | |
 Houses in Borșa | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Borșa Location of Borșa | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′19″N 24°39′47″E / 47.65528°N 24.66306°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Maramureș County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ion Sorin Timiș (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 424.12 km2 (163.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,611 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.primariaborsamm.ro |
Borșa (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈborʃa]; Hungarian: Borsa, German: Borscha, Yiddish: בורשא Borsha) is a town in eastern Maramureș County, northern Romania, in the valley of the Vișeu River 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.
Natives
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1977 | 24,406 | — |
| 1992 | 27,450 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 27,247 | −0.7% |
| 2011 | 27,611 | +1.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
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