Borșa

Borșa
General view of Borșa
Church of the Moisei Monastery
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)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Highest elevation
823 m (2,700 ft)
Lowest elevation
617 m (2,024 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
27,711
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
435200
Area code(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.MM
Websitewww.primariaborsamm.ro

Borșa (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈborʃa]; Hungarian: Borsa, German: Borscha, Yiddish: בורשא, romanizedBorsa or Borsha) is a town in eastern Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It administers one village, Băile Borșa.

Geography

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The town is located at the eastern extremity of Maramureș County, 123 km (76 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare. Covering 12% of the county's area, it borders Ukraine to the north, Suceava County to the east, Bistrița-Năsăud County to the south, and Moisei commune to the west.[3]

Borșa lies 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, at 2,303 metres (7,556 feet). The Rodna National Park, which has an area of 463 km2 (179 sq mi), can be accessed from Borșa.

The town is crossed by national road DN18 [ro], which connects it to the west to Sighetu Marmației and Baia Mare and to the east to Iacobeni, Suceava through the Prislop Pass.

History

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The town is home to a wooden church, built in 1718. 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. In the past, the town of Borșa was also home to a Zipser German community.

Natives

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Population

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At the 2021 census, Borșa had a population of 27,711, with an absolute majority (94%) of ethnic Romanians.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 5,528—    
1901 7,758+40.3%
1910 9,343+20.4%
1930 11,230+20.2%
1941 12,294+9.5%
1956 13,600+10.6%
1977 24,406+79.5%
1992 27,450+12.5%
2002 27,247−0.7%
2011 27,611+1.3%
2021 27,711+0.4%
Source: Census data
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References

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  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.
  3. ^ "Prezentare generală". primariaborsamm.ro (in Romanian). Borșa town hall. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.