Borșa Explained

Type:town
County:Maramureș
Official Name:Borșa
Leader Name:Ion-Sorin Timiș[1]
Leader Party:CMM
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.6553°N 24.6631°W
Elevation:700
Elevation Min:617
Elevation Max:823
Area Total:424.12
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:435200
Area Code:(+40) 02 62

Borșa (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˈborʃa/; Hungarian: Borsa, German: Borscha, Yiddish: בורשא|Borsa or Borsha) is a town in eastern Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It administers one village, Băile Borșa.

Geography

The town is located at the eastern extremity of Maramureș County, 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.[2]

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 2303m (7,556feet). The Rodna National Park, which has an area of, can be accessed from Borșa.

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

History

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

Population

At the 2021 census, Borșa had a population of 27,711, with an absolute majority (94%) of ethnic Romanians.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 14 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Prezentare generală. ro. Borșa town hall. primariaborsamm.ro. January 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.