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{{other uses|Borsa (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = town
|county             = Maramureș 
|official_name      = Borșa
|image_flag         =
|image_shield       = ROU MM Borsa CoA1.png
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| caption_align      = center
| image1             = Borsa1.jpg
| caption1           = General view of Borșa
| image2             = Biserica_de_lemn_Borsa.jpg
| caption2           = Church of the Moisei Monastery
| image3             = Borsa3.jpg
| caption3           = Houses in Borșa
}}
|image_caption      = 
|image_map          = Borsa jud Maramures.png
|map_caption        = Location in Maramureș County
|leader_name        = Ion-Sorin Timiș<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=14 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|leader_party       = CMM
|leader_term        = 2020&ndash;2024
|coordinates        = {{coord|47|39|19|N|24|39|47|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}
|elevation          = 700
|elevation_min      = 617
|elevation_max      = 823
|area_total         = 424.12
|area_footnotes     = 
|population_as_of   = 
|population_total   = auto
|population_footnotes = 
|postal_code        = 435200
|area_code          = (+40) 02 62
|website            = {{URL|http://www.primariaborsamm.ro}}
}}

'''Borșa''' ({{IPA|ro|ˈborʃa}}; {{langx|hu|Borsa}}, {{langx|de|Borscha}}, {{langx|yi|בורשא|Borsa}} 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, {{cvt|123|km}} 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>{{cite web|url=https://primariaborsamm.ro/ro/pagina?slug=prezentare-generala|title=Prezentare generală|lang=ro|publisher=Borșa town hall|website=primariaborsamm.ro|access-date=January 5, 2024}}</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 Mountains|Rodna]] and [[Maramureș Mountains Natural Park|Maramureș Mountains]], both ranges of the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]]. The highest peak in the region is Pietrosul Rodnei, at {{convert|2303|m|abbr=off}}. The [[Rodna National Park]], which has an area of {{cvt|463|km2}}, can be accessed from Borșa. 

The town is crossed by [[Roads in Romania|national road]] {{ill|DN18|ro}}, 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 Germans|Zipser German]] community.

== Natives ==
* [[Israel Polack]] (1909–1993), textile industrialist
* [[Frank Timiș]] (born 1964), rich businessman based in London

== Population ==
At the [[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]], Borșa had a population of 27,711, with an absolute majority (94%) of ethnic [[Romanians]].<ref name="RPL2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|INSSE]]|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref>

{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|align = left
|1880 |5528
|1901 |7758
|1910 |9343
|1930 |11230
|1941 |12294
|1956 |13600
|1977 |24406
|1992 |27450
|2002 |27247
|2011 |27611
|2021 |27711
}}
{{clear}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Borsa, Maramures. (49101678577).jpg|Borșa in autumn
File:Borsa2.jpg|Houses in Borșa
File:Pietrosu Mare.jpg|Pietrosu Mare near Borșa
File:Claie de fân Borșa.jpg|Mountainous landscape in Borșa with haystacks in the background
File:Cascada_cailor.jpg|Horses' waterfall
File:Șopru și claie de fân Borșa.jpg|Traditional northern Romanian wooden church
File:Biserica de lemn Borsa din Jos.jpg|Wooden church in Borșa de Jos
File:BorsaMM (2).JPG|Panoramic view over Borșa
File:Baia- Borsa.JPG|Panoramic view of Borșa in winter time
File:Baia_Borsa.JPG|Băile Borșa viewed from Toroioaga Peak
</gallery>

== References ==

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{{Maramureș County}}
{{Romanian mountain resorts}}
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[[Category:Towns in Romania]]
[[Category:Populated places in Maramureș County]]
[[Category:Localities in Romanian Maramureș]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Romania]]
[[Category:Monotowns in Romania]]
[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in Romania]]
[[Category:Jewish communities in Romania]]