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Bârsana
Commune
Bârsana Monastery [ro]
Location in Maramureș County
BârsanaLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 47°48′54″N 24°03′35″E / 47.81500°N 24.05972°E / 47.81500; 24.05972
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Subdivisions	Bârsana, Nănești
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Teodor Ștefanca (CMM)
Area	68.73 km (26.54 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population	4,122
• Density	60/km (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	437035 - Bârsana 437036 - Nănești
Area code	(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.	MM
Website	primaria-birsana.ro

Bârsana (Hungarian: Barcánfalva or Barczanfalu, Yiddish: בירסאניף, romanized: Birsanif) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bârsana and Nănești (Nánfalva, Yiddish: נאנעשט, romanized: Nanest). It also included the village of Oncești until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.

Geography

The commune is located in the northern part of Maramureș County, 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Sighetu Marmației and 58 km (36 mi) northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of 310 m (1,020 ft) and lies on the banks of the Iza River and its left tributaries, the rivers Valea Morii and Văleni.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, Bârsana had 6,352 inhabitants, all but ten of whom were ethnic Romanians; moreover, 86.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 7.8% Greek-Catholic, and 3.1% Pentecostal. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 4,474, of whom 96.7% were Romanians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,122, of whom 90% were Romanians.

Churches

Bârsana's Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple is one of eight Wooden churches of Maramureș listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, another wooden monastery was built in Bârsana. The French physicist Yvette Cauchois is buried at Bârsana Monastery [ro].

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. Ionescu, Sînziana (July 27, 2016). "Destinul fabulos al lui Yvette Cauchois, savanta franceză care a iubit doi fizicieni români, s-a botezat ortodox la 86 ani și a dorit să moară în România" [The fabulous fate of Yvette Cauchois, the French scientist who loved two Romanian physicists, was baptized Orthodox at the age of 86 and wanted to die in Romania]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved January 30, 2024.

• Wooden church in Bârsana
• Entrance to wooden church
• Bârsana Monastery
• Bârsana village

v t e Maramureș County, Romania
Cities	Baia Mare (county seat) Sighetu Marmației
Towns	Baia Sprie Borșa Cavnic Dragomirești Săliștea de Sus Seini Șomcuta Mare Târgu Lăpuș Tăuții-Măgherăuș Ulmeni Vișeu de Sus
Communes	Ardusat Ariniș Asuaju de Sus Băița de sub Codru Băiuț Bârsana Băsești Bicaz Bistra Bocicoiu Mare Bogdan Vodă Boiu Mare Botiza Budești Călinești Câmpulung la Tisa Cernești Cicârlău Coaș Coltău Copalnic-Mănăștur Coroieni Cupșeni Desești Dumbrăvița Fărcașa Gârdani Giulești Groși Groșii Țibleșului Ieud Lăpuș Leordina Mireșu Mare Moisei Oarța de Jos Ocna Șugatag Oncești Petrova Poienile de sub Munte Poienile Izei Recea Remetea Chioarului Remeți Repedea Rona de Jos Rona de Sus Rozavlea Ruscova Săcălășeni Săcel Sălsig Săpânța Sarasău Satulung Șieu Șișești Strâmtura Suciu de Sus Vadu Izei Valea Chioarului Vima Mică Vișeu de Jos

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