Borșa

Borșa
Town
Houses in Borșa

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Borșa
Location of Borșa
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 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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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