Bistra, Maramureș

Bistra Бистрий
Commune
Orthodox Church in Valea Vişeului Orthodox Church in Valea Vişeului
Commune Bistra in Maramureş County Commune Bistra in Maramureş County
Bistra Bistra within Romania
Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Maramureş County
Commune	Bistra
Historic region	Transylvania
Component villages	Bistra, Crasna Vişeului, Valea Vişeului
Government
• Mayor	Vasile Bumbar (since 2004) (PD-L)
Area
• Total	132,39 km2 (5,112 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,133
Website	ro icon www.primariabistra.ro

Bistra (Romanian: Bistra; Ukrainian: Бистрий/Bystryi; Hungarian: Petrovabisztra) is a commune in Maramureş County, Romania. The Ukrainian border is located to the north of the commune.The first documentary mention of the settlement dates from the 1411.

Villages

The commune is composed of three villages: Bistra, Crasna Vişeului (Petrovakraszna) and Valea Vişeului (Visóvölgy).

Valea Vişeului

Valea Vişeului (Ukrainian: Вишiвска Дοлина) is a village in Bistra commune.

The village is located in a very attractive region. The Ukraine border with Romania is located in the north of the village. In the north-west of the village the Vişeu river joins the Tisza. The Vişeu river also separates the village into two important areas : the main-part of the village - on the right bank of Vişeu river - and Zaveschiva - on the left bank of Vişeu river. The village has two churches: an Orthodox church and a Catholic church. Valea Vişeului railway station is an important railway station in Maramureş County,the village having direct links with some of the main cities of Romania, like Bucureşti, Timişoara, Cluj-Napoca or Mangalia (only in summer), and also with Ukraine - Rakhiv.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the commune has a population of 4,133 inhabitants, of which 89% are Ukrainians and 10.5% Romanians. Because Ukrainians make up the majority of the population, the Ukrainian language is used beside Romanian for signage, education, access to justice and public services provided in both languages.

Personalities

• • Vasile Marchiş, football player
• Valea Vişeului
  • Havrelo Clempuş, writer
  • Vasile Luţac, musician and teacher

Image gallery

• Vviseului1.jpg

  Vişeu river in Valea Vişeului

• Vviseului2.jpg

  The village pictured from the left bank of Vişeu river

• Vviseului3.jpg

  Landscape

• Vviseului4.jpg

  Entrance into Valea Vişeului

• Vviseului5.jpg

  The Orthodox Church in Valea Vişeului

• Valea3.JPG

  Railway station of Valea Vişeului

• Bistra.jpg

  Bistra Village, a part of Bistra commune

External links

Media related to Bistra at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Valea Vişeului at Wikimedia Commons