Valea Vişeului

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Valea Vişeului (Ukrainian: Вишiвска Дοлина) is a village in Maramureş County, Romania. It is a part of Bistra commune.

[edit] The Village

Valea Vişeului is located in a very attractive region. The Ukraine border with Romania is located in the north of the village . In the north-west of the village the Vişeu river joins the Tisza. The Vişeu river also separates the village into two important areas : the main-part of the village - on the right bank of Vişeu river - and Zaveschiva - on the left bank of Vişeu river. The village have two churches : an orthodox church and a catholic church. Valea Vişeului train station is an important train station in Maramureş County,the village having direct links with some of the main cities of Romania, like Bucureşti, Timişoara, Cluj or Mangalia (only in summer), and also with Ukraine - Rakhiv.