Borșa

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Borșa (Template:IPA; Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx or Borsha) is a town in eastern Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It administers one village, Băile Borșa.

Geography

The town is located at the eastern extremity of Maramureș County, Template:Cvt from the county seat, Baia Mare. Covering 12% of the county's area, it borders Ukraine to the north, Suceava County to the east, Bistrița-Năsăud County to the south, and Moisei commune to the west.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Borșa lies in the valley of the river Vișeu and near the Prislop Pass. Linking Transylvania to Bukovina, Prislop Pass is surrounded by the Rodna and Maramureș Mountains, both ranges of the Carpathians. The highest peak in the region is Pietrosul Rodnei, at Template:Convert. The Rodna National Park, which has an area of Template:Cvt, can be accessed from Borșa.

The town is crossed by national road Template:Ill, which connects it to the west to Sighetu Marmației and Baia Mare and to the east to Iacobeni, Suceava through the Prislop Pass.

History

The town is home to a wooden church, built in 1718. In 1891, there were 1,432 Jews living in Borșa. The area has lost much of its population following the collapse of the communist regime. In the past, the town of Borșa was also home to a Zipser German community.

Natives

• Israel Polack (1909–1993), textile industrialist
• Frank Timiș (born 1964), rich businessman based in London

Population

At the 2021 census, Borșa had a population of 27,711, with an absolute majority (94%) of ethnic Romanians.<ref name="RPL2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Gallery

• Borșa in autumn
  Borșa in autumn
• Houses in Borșa
  Houses in Borșa
• Pietrosu Mare near Borșa
  Pietrosu Mare near Borșa
• Mountainous landscape in Borșa with haystacks in the background
  Mountainous landscape in Borșa with haystacks in the background
• Horses' waterfall
  Horses' waterfall
• Traditional northern Romanian wooden church
  Traditional northern Romanian wooden church
• Wooden church in Borșa de Jos
  Wooden church in Borșa de Jos
• Panoramic view over Borșa
  Panoramic view over Borșa
• Panoramic view of Borșa in winter time
  Panoramic view of Borșa in winter time
• Băile Borșa viewed from Toroioaga Peak
  Băile Borșa viewed from Toroioaga Peak