Târgu Lăpuș
| Târgu Lăpuș | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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  Târgu Lăpuș | |
| Coordinates: 47°27′9″N 23°51′47″E / 47.45250°N 23.86306°ECoordinates: 47°27′9″N 23°51′47″E / 47.45250°N 23.86306°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Maramureş County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mitru Leşe (Social Democratic Party) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 13,355 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Târgu Lăpuș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ləˈpuʃ]; Hungarian: Magyarlápos; German: Laposch) is a town in Maramureş County, northern Transylvania, Romania, on the river Lăpuș. In 2002, it had a population of 13,355. Of these, 86.5% were Romanians, 12.4% Hungarians and 1% Roma. 74.5% belonged to the Romanian Orthodox Church, 10.1% to the Reformed Church, 7.3% were Pentecostal, 4% Greek-Catholic and 2.7% Roman Catholic.
The town administers thirteen villages: Boiereni (Boérfalva), Borcut (Borkút), Cufoaia (Kohópatak), Dămăcuşeni (Domokos), Dobricu Lăpuşului (Láposdebrek), Dumbrava (Kisdebrecen), Fântânele (Lápospataka), Groape (Groppa), Inău (Ünőmező), Răzoare (Macskamező), Rogoz (Rogoz), Rohia (Rohi) and Stoiceni (Sztojkafalva).
The Church of the Holy Archangels in Rogoz village is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureş listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1977 | 13,218 | — |
| 1992 | 14,303 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 14,139 | −1.1% |
| 2011 | 11,324 | −19.9% |
| Source: Census data | ||
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Reformed church (18th century)
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Roman Catholic church (1831)
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Old school (1858)
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Police station and former town hall (19th century)
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Monument commemorating the 1918 Union of Transylvania with Romania (1935)
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