Borșa

For other uses, see Borsa (disambiguation).

Borșa
Town
General view of Borșa Church of the Moisei Monastery Houses in Borșa
Coat of arms
Location in Maramureș County
Borșa Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°39′19″N 24°39′47″E
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ion-Sorin Timiș[1] (CMM)
Area	424.12 km^2 (163.75 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Highest elevation	823 m (2,700 ft)
Lowest elevation	617 m (2,024 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	27,711
• Density	65/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	435200
Area code	(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.	MM
Website	www.primariaborsamm.ro

Borșa (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈborʃa]; Hungarian: Borsa, German: Borscha, Yiddish: בורשא, romanized: 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, 123 km (76 mi) 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.^[3]

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 2,303 metres (7,556 feet). The Rodna National Park, which has an area of 463 km² (179 sq mi), can be accessed from Borșa.

The town is crossed by national road 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 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.^[4]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1880	5,528	—
1901	7,758	+40.3%
1910	9,343	+20.4%
1930	11,230	+20.2%
1941	12,294	+9.5%
1956	13,600	+10.6%
1977	24,406	+79.5%
1992	27,450	+12.5%
2002	27,247	−0.7%
2011	27,611	+1.3%
2021	27,711	+0.4%
Source: Census data

Gallery

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

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Prezentare generală". primariaborsamm.ro (in Romanian). Borșa town hall. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
4. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.