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Bistra or Petrovabistra (Romanian: Bistra; Ukrainian: Бистрий/Bystryi) is a commune in Maramureş County, Romania. Aside from the main locality of Bistra, it contains the two villages of Valea Vişeului and Crasna Vişeului. The Ukrainian border is located to the north of the commune.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the commune has a population of 4,423 inhabitants, of which 90.9% are Ukrainians, 9.0% Romanians and 0.1% other ethnicity. Because Ukrainians make up the majority of the population, the Ukrainian language has co-official status alongside Romanian in Bistra, with signage, education, access to justice and public services provided in both languages.
[edit] Personalities from Bistra
- Havrelo Clempuş, writer
Bistra Village, a part of Bistra commune
- Dmytro Koreniuk, writer
- Gheorghi Surduc
- Vasile Luţac, musician and teacher.
