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Also known as Barcánfalva, בירסאניף, Birsanif

Bârsana ( or Barczanfalu, ) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bârsana and Nănești (Nánfalva, ). It also included the village of Oncești until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Maramureș
Romanian subdivision.name
Bârsana
Romanian subdivision.subdivisions
Bârsana, Nănești
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Overview of Bârsana monastery, Bârsana, 2017.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Barsana jud Maramures.jpg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Maramureș County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Teodor Ștefanca
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
CMM
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation
310
Romanian subdivision.area_total
68.73
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
437035 - Bârsana437036 - Nănești
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 62

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Churches
  • References

Bârsana ( or Barczanfalu, ) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bârsana and Nănești (Nánfalva, ). It also included the village of Oncești until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.

==Geography== The commune is located in the northern part of Maramureș County, southeast of Sighetu Marmației and northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of and lies on the banks of the Iza River and its left tributaries, the rivers Valea Morii and Văleni.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bârsana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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