Hovrila

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Hovrila

Total population

342

Coordinates47.46°, 23.51°

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

Overview

Șomcuta Mare is a town in Maramureș County, Romania. The town administers seven villages: Buciumi, Buteasa, Ciolt, Codru Butesii, Finteușu Mare, Hovrila, and Vălenii Șomcutei. It was declared a town in 2004.

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)

J

József Korbuly

S

Sándor Korvin

Gyula Zolnai

Hungarian linguist, university professor (1862–1949)

D

Dorin Toma

Romanian association football manager

M

Miklós Katona

Hungarian politician (1813-1886)

J

József Szamosi

Romanian journalist

L

Lajos Medgyes

Hungarian reformed pastor, poet (1817-1894)

Sándor Kibédi

Hungarian writer (1897–1941)

George Achim

Romanian literary critic

Ioan Es. Pop

Romanian author

T

Teodor Lupuțiu

Romanian politician

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

Nearby places in Maramureș

• Buciumi
  1.2 mi away · pop. 869
• Ciolt
  1.7 mi away · pop. 605
• Buteasa
  2.1 mi away · pop. 449
• Valea Chioarului
  2.3 mi away · pop. 710
• Vălenii Șomcutei
  2.8 mi away · pop. 1,007
• Berchezoaia
  3.1 mi away · pop. 541
• Șomcuta Mare
  3.3 mi away · pop. 3,749
• Curtuiușu Mare
  3.6 mi away · pop. 435
• Durușa
  3.8 mi away · pop. 107
• Prislop
  3.9 mi away · pop. 528
• Berchez
  4.1 mi away · pop. 654
• Stejera
  4.1 mi away · pop. 114

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Recently spotted species

Graceful Bush-cricket

Pachytrachis gracilis

Seen 2026-08-16

Marbled Rose-chafer

Protaetia marmorata

Seen 2026-08-15

Brown Argus

Aricia agestis

Seen 2026-08-15

High Brown Fritillary

Argynnis adippe

Seen 2026-08-15

Silver-washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia

Seen 2026-08-15

Common Branded Skipper

Hesperia comma

Seen 2026-08-15

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Seen 2026-08-15

Gatekeeper

Pyronia tithonus

Seen 2026-08-15

Weaver's Fritillary

Boloria dia

Seen 2026-08-15

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

Official Identifiers