Berchez

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Berchez

Total population

654

Coordinates47.52°, 23.51°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Remetea Chioarului is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Berchez (Magyarberkesz), Berchezoaia (Berkeszpataka), Posta (Pusztafentős), Remecioara (Kisremete), and Remetea Chioarului.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ben Ferencz

American lawyer and pacifist

Domokos Szilágyi

poet (1938–1976)

László Bíró

Zoltán Felvinczi Takács

Hungarian art historian (1880-1964)

Zoltán Jakab

painter (1883-1919)

S

Sándor Korvin

Blanka Teleki

Hungarian painter, pioneer of women's education (1806–1862)

Gyula Zolnai

Hungarian linguist, university professor (1862–1949)

D

Dorin Toma

Romanian association football manager

J

József Szamosi

Romanian journalist

Sándor Kibédi

Hungarian writer (1897–1941)

T

Teodor Lupuțiu

Romanian politician

G

Győző Mátéffy

Ioan Groșan

Romanian writer

E

Emma Teleki

Hungarian writer (1809-1893)

J

József Papp

Hungarian politician (1854–?)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maramureș

• Șomcuta Mare
  2.1 mi away · pop. 3,749
• Posta
  2.1 mi away · pop. 455
• Remetea Chioarului
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,107
• Berchezoaia
  2.1 mi away · pop. 541
• Ciolt
  2.4 mi away · pop. 605
• Finteușu Mare
  2.4 mi away · pop. 745
• Remecioara
  2.5 mi away · pop. 265
• Buciumi
  3.4 mi away · pop. 869
• Coaș
  4 mi away · pop. 1,380
• Culcea
  4 mi away · pop. 639
• Hovrila
  4.1 mi away · pop. 342
• Vălenii Șomcutei
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,007

Browse all places in Maramureș →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Graceful Bush-cricket

Pachytrachis gracilis

Seen 2026-08-16

Marbled Rose-chafer

Protaetia marmorata

Seen 2026-08-15

Goblet-marked Damselfly

Erythromma lindenii

Seen 2026-08-15

Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Erythromma viridulum

Seen 2026-08-15

Broad Scarlet

Crocothemis erythraea

Seen 2026-08-15

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans

Seen 2026-08-15

Ruddy Darter

Sympetrum sanguineum

Seen 2026-08-15

Black-tailed Skimmer

Orthetrum cancellatum

Seen 2026-08-15

grass snake

Natrix natrix

Seen 2026-08-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers