Bârsana Explained

Type:commune
County:Maramureș
Bârsana
Subdivisions:Bârsana, Nănești
Leader Name:Teodor Ștefanca[1]
Leader Party:CMM
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.815°N 24.0597°W
Elevation:310
Area Total:68.73
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:437035 - Bârsana
437036 - Nănești
Area Code:(+40) 02 62

Bârsana (Hungarian: Barcánfalva or Barczanfalu, Yiddish: בירסאניף|Birsanif) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bârsana and Nănești (Nánfalva, Yiddish: נאנעשט|Nanest). It also included Oncești village until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.

Geography

The commune is located in the northern part of Maramureș County, southeast of Sighetu Marmației and northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of and lies on the banks of the Iza River and its left tributaries, the rivers Valea Morii and Văleni.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, Bârsana had 6,352 inhabitants, all but ten of whom were ethnic Romanians; moreover, 86.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 7.8% Greek-Catholic, and 3.1% Pentecostal. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 4,474, of whom 96.7% were Romanians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,122, of whom 90% were Romanians.[2]

Churches

Bârsana's Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple is one of eight Wooden churches of Maramureș listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, another wooden monastery was built in Bârsana. The French physicist Yvette Cauchois is buried at .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 14 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.
  3. News: Destinul fabulos al lui Yvette Cauchois, savanta franceză care a iubit doi fizicieni români, s-a botezat ortodox la 86 ani și a dorit să moară în România. Romanian. The fabulous fate of Yvette Cauchois, the French scientist who loved two Romanian physicists, was baptized Orthodox at the age of 86 and wanted to die in Romania. Adevărul. Sînziana. Ionescu. July 27, 2016. January 30, 2024.