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Map of Romania with Maramureș region highlighted Northern Maramureș as part of the Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine. Maramureș (Romanian: Maramureș pronounced [maraˈmureʃ] ⓘ; Ukrainian: Мармарощина, romanized: Marmaroshchyna; Hungarian: Máramaros [ˈmaːrɒmɒroʃ]) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine.
The Maramureș Mountains Natural Park (Romanian: Parcul Natural Munții Maramureșului) is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in the north part in the Maramureș County. [2]
They are a particular vernacular expression of the cultural landscape of this mountainous area of northern Romania. Maramureș is one of the better-known regions of Romania, with autonomous traditions since the Middle Ages. Its well-preserved wooden villages and churches, its traditional lifestyle, and the local colourful dresses still in use ...
Maramureș County is situated in the northern part of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, and has a border with Ukraine.This county has a total area of 6,304 square kilometres (2,434 sq mi), of which 43% is covered by the Rodna Mountains, with its tallest peak, Pietrosul [], at 2,303 metres (7,556 ft) altitude.
The church of Saint Nicholas in Budești Josani ("Lower Budești") in the village of Budeşti in the region of Maramureș, Cosău valley in Romania is representative of the characteristic wooden churches of Maramureș with double eaves. It is one of eight wooden churches of Maramureș that UNESCO has listed as a World Heritage Site.
The Rodna Mountains are partly in the region of Maramureș, in northern Romania, near the Romania–Ukraine border. To the north lies the town of Borșa and the village Moisei . To the west the massif ends at the Șetref Pass [ ro ] (817 m (2,680 ft)), which connects it to the Transylvanian Plateau .
The town is situated at the northwestern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Lăpuș Mountains.It lies on the banks of the river Lăpuș and of its tributary, the river Suciu, which flows into the Lăpuș in Dămăcușeni village.
He couldn't find his peace and does bad things to all those around him" The Romanian poet Marin Sorescu, born in the commune, mentioned the legend in his poem "Dumneata": One night, here, by the fountains, / Where homes are rare, due to the ghosts / Who they say have showed around / And the people were strained to put houses there, for the ...