Bistra, Maramureş

Bistra Бистрий
—  Commune  —
Bistra Бистрий Location of Bistra Бистрий
Coordinates: 47°50′50″N 23°55′40″E / 47.84722°N 23.92778°E / 47.84722; 23.92778Coordinates: 47°50′50″N 23°55′40″E / 47.84722°N 23.92778°E / 47.84722; 23.92778
Country	Romania
County	Maramureş County
Component villages	Bistra, Crasna Vişeului, Valea Vişeului
Government
– Mayor	Vasile Bumbar (since 2004) (PD)
Population (2002)
– Total	4,278
Postal code

Bistra (Romanian: Bistra; Ukrainian: Бистрий/Bystryi; Hungarian: Petrovabisztra) is a commune in Maramureş County, Romania. The Ukrainian border is located to the north of the commune.

Villages

The commune is composed of three villages: Bistra, Crasna Vişeului and Valea Vişeului.

Valea Vişeului

Valea Vişeului (Ukrainian: Вишiвска Дοлина) is a village in Bistra commune.

The village 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 has 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-Napoca or Mangalia (only in summer), and also with Ukraine - Rakhiv.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the commune has a population of 4,423 inhabitants, of which 90.91% are Ukrainians, 9.02% Romanians and 0.06% Hungarians.^[1] Because Ukrainians make up the majority of the population, the Ukrainian language is used beside Romanian for signage, education, access to justice and public services provided in both languages.

Personalities

• Bistra
  • Dmytro Koreniuk, writer
  • Vasile Marchiş, football player
• Valea Vişeului
  • Havrelo Clempuş, writer
  • Vasile Luţac, musician and teacher
  • Ioan Surduc, medium

Image gallery

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  Vişeu river in Valea Vişeului

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  The village pictured from the left bank of Vişeu river

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  Landscape

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  Entrance into Valea Vişeului

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  The Orthodox Church in Valea Vişeului

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  Railway station of Valea Vişeului

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  Bistra Village, a part of Bistra commune

References

1. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2376&localitate_id=2393

External links

Media related to Bistra at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Valea Vişeului at Wikimedia Commons