Borșa | |
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General view of the city of Borșa Church of the Monastery of Moses Case din Borșa Houses in Borșa | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Maramureș County | |
  Borșa Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′19″N 24°39′47″E / 47.65528°N 24.66306°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Maramureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ion-Sorin Timiș[1] (CMM) |
| Area | 424.12 km2 (163.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 27,711 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | MM |
| Website | www |
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. In the past, the town of Borșa was also home to a Zipser German community.
Natives
- Israel Polack (1909–1993), textile industrialist
- Frank Timiș (born 1964), rich businessman based in London
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 24,406 | — |
| 1992 | 27,450 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 27,247 | −0.7% |
| 2011 | 27,611 | +1.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Gallery
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Borșa in autumn
Houses in Borșa
Houses in Borșa
Church of the Moisei monastery
Pietrosu Mare near Borșa
Mountainous landscape in Borșa with haystacks in the background
Horses' waterfall
Traditional northern Romanian wooden church
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Panoramic view over Borșa
Panoramic view of Borșa in winter time
Panoramic view over Borșa (or Baia Borșa as it is also known in Romanian)
References
- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ↑ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
