Borșa, Maramureș County, Transylvania, Romania


🇷🇴 Borșa 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.

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Borșa has a population of over 27,611 people. Borșa also forms part of the wider Maramureș County which has a population of over 516,562 people. Borșa is situated 82 km east of Baia Mare.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Borșa has links with:

🇱🇹 Rokiškis, Lithuania
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Antipodal to Borșa is: -155.373,-47.656

Locations Near: Borșa 24.6269,47.6564

🇷🇴 Bistrița 24.494,47.136 d: 58.7  

🇺🇦 Rakhiv 24.223,48.067 d: 54.7  

🇷🇴 Maramures 24,47.667 d: 47  

🇺🇦 Kolomyya 25.033,48.517 d: 100.3  

🇺🇦 Kolomyia 25.037,48.529 d: 101.7  

🇷🇴 Baia Mare 23.583,47.667 d: 78.2  

🇺🇦 Tiachiv 23.567,48 d: 87.9  

🇷🇴 Târgu Mureș 24.565,46.54 d: 124.2  

🇺🇦 Iwano-Frankowsk 24.7,48.917 d: 140.2  

🇺🇦 Ivano-Frankivsk 24.7,48.917 d: 140.2  

Antipodal to: Borșa -155.373,-47.656

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16624.4  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16571.8  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16042.9  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15960  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12522.5  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12411.2  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12394.5  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12392.1  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12391.8  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12343.5  

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