Borşa
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| County | Maramureş County | ||
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| Status | Town | ||
| Mayor | Cornel Remus Stetco, National Liberal Party, since 2004 | ||
| Population (2002) | 27,247 | ||
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| Web site | http://www.primaria.borsa.ro/ | ||
Borşa (Hungarian: Borsa, German: Borscha, Yiddish: בורשא Borsha) is a town in eastern Maramureş County, northern Romania, in the valley of the Vişeu river and near the Prislop Pass. Linking Transylvania to Bukovina, Prislop Pass is surrounded by the Rodna and Maramureş Mountains. 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 Borşa.
There is a wooden church in Borşa, built in 1718.
[edit] Notable natives
[edit] Population
- 1991: 30,504
- 2002: 27,247
In 1891 there were 1,432 Jews living in Borşa.
Romanian mountain resorts
