Săpânța
Sign in to saveSăpânța (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ; or Spinka; Rusyn: Сопунка, Rusyn Latin: Sopunka) is a commune of 3,365 inhabitants situated in Maramureș County, Romania, northwest of Sighetu Marmației at the northern foothills of the Gutâi Mountains and at the confluence of the Săpânța and Tisza rivers, less than one kilometer south of the border with Ukraine. It is composed of a single village, Săpânța.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- commune
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Satu Mare
- Romanian subdivision.name
- Săpânța
- Romanian subdivision.image_caption
- From top and left: Săpânța-Peri Monastery seen from the entrance • Panoramic view of Săpânța • Săpânța River • Commune's town hall • Stylized traditional goods selling as souvenirs • The Merry Cemetery
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Sapanta jud Maramures.svg
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Maramureș County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Gheorghe Stan
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PNL
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 262
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 139.17
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.postal_code
- 437305
- Romanian subdivision.area_code
- (+40) 02 62
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Săpânța
- Population
- 3031
- Area
- 139.140000
- Official website
- www.sapanta.ro
- Image
- Săpânța Panorama.JPG
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- Commons category
- Săpânța commune, Maramureș
- postal code
- 437305
- native label
- Săpânța
- phone number
- +40-262372101
- street address
- Str. Principală, nr. 512, Localitate: Săpânţa, Judeţ: Maramureş, Cod poştal: 437305
- P8168
- Wagner Moura
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- inception
- 1373-00-00
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Săpânța (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ; or Spinka; Rusyn: Сопунка, Rusyn Latin: Sopunka) is a commune of 3,365 inhabitants situated in Maramureș County, Romania, northwest of Sighetu Marmației at the northern foothills of the Gutâi Mountains and at the confluence of the Săpânța and Tisza rivers, less than one kilometer south of the border with Ukraine. It is composed of a single village, Săpânța.
Săpânța is located in the northwestern part of Maramureș County, due north of the county seat, Baia Mare. To the west it borders Țara Oașului, in Satu Mare County, and to the north, across the river Tisza, is Ukraine. The river Săpânța flows into the Tisza here. The locality is crossed by national road , which starts in Oradea, goes through Satu Mare, and ends in Sighetu Marmației.
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