Vișeu de Jos

Vișeu de Jos
Commune
Vișeu de Jos train station
Location in Maramureș County
Vișeu de Jos Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°43′30″N 24°22′01″E
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gavrilă Simon[1] (PNL)
Area	56 km^2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation	458 m (1,503 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	5,212
• Density	93/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	437390
Area code	(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.	MM
Website	www.primaria-viseudejos.ro

Vișeu de Jos (Hungarian: Alsóvisó, Yiddish: אונטר-ווישווה, romanized: Unter-Visheve or Inter Wisho, German: Unterwischau) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vișeu de Jos. The river Vișeu, a tributary of the Tisa, flows through this commune.

Geography

The commune is located in the central-east part of the county, at a distance of 6 km (3.7 mi) from the town of Vișeu de Sus and 117 km (73 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of 458 m (1,503 ft), in a hilly area on the banks of the river Bistra. The Maramureș Mountains Natural Park lies to the northeast, between Vișeu de Jos and the Romania–Ukraine border.

The Vișeu de Jos train station serves the CFR Line 409, which runs from Salva in Bistrița-Năsăud County to Sighetu Marmației.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,212, of which 93.05% were Romanians and 3.18% Roma.[3]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1880	2,568	—
1900	3,501	+36.3%
1910	3,852	+10.0%
1930	4,814	+25.0%
1956	5,231	+8.7%
1977	5,661	+8.2%
1992	5,731	+1.2%
2002	5,282	−7.8%
2011	4,934	−6.6%
2021	5,212	+5.6%
Source: Census data

Natives

• Gheorghe Bodo (1923 – 2004), footballer
• Vasile Ciolpan (1920 – 2004), director of Sighet Prison (1950–1955)[4]

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. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
4. Dobeș, Andrea (October 10, 2011). "Profilul unui comandant de penitenciar: Vasile Ciolpan". www.sighet-online.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved April 7, 2024.

External links

Media related to Vișeu de Jos at Wikimedia Commons

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  Vișeu de Jos
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  Ascension of the Cross Church