Vișeu de Jos explained

Type:commune
County:Maramureș
Vișeu de Jos
Leader Name:Gavrilă Simon[1]
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.725°N 24.3669°W
Elevation:458
Area Total:56
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:437390
Area Code:(+40) 02 62

Vișeu de Jos (Hungarian: Alsóvisó, Yiddish: אונטר-ווישווה|Unter-Visheve or Inter Wisho, German: Unterwischau) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vișeu de Jos. The river Vișeu, a tributary of the Tisa, flows through this commune.

Geography

The commune is located in the central-east part of the county, at a distance of from the town of Vișeu de Sus and from the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of, in a hilly area on the banks of the river Bistra. The Maramureș Mountains Natural Park lies to the northeast, between Vișeu de Jos and the Romania–Ukraine border.

The Vișeu de Jos train station serves the CFR Line 409, which runs from Salva in Bistrița-Năsăud County to Sighetu Marmației.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,212, of which 93.05% were Romanians and 3.18% Roma.[2]

Natives

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: Profilul unui comandant de penitenciar: Vasile Ciolpan. ro. Andrea. Dobeș. www.sighet-online.ro. October 10, 2011. April 7, 2024.