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Mesteacăn

Maramureșvillage

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Mesteacăn

Total population

447

Coordinates47.38°, 23.52°

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

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City facts

Overview

Valea Chioarului is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Curtuiușu Mare (Nagykörtvélyes), Durușa (Durusa), Fericea (Szamosfericse), Mesteacăn (Kisnyíres), Valea Chioarului, and Vărai (Kőváralja).

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.3812
Longitude
23.5218
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
880
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    25
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    24
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
    Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
    22
  • Canadian Goldenrod
    Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    22
  • Desert false indigo, False indigo-bush, Bastard indigobush
    Amorpha fruticosa L. · Magnoliopsida
    18
  • Wild Mockcucumber
    Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • Bohemian knotweed
    Reynoutria ×bohemica Chrtek & Chrtková · Magnoliopsida
    16
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    16

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2025-10-15

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Á
Árpád Bardócz
Hungarian poet, translator (1888–1953)
J
József Benedek
Hungarian actor (1827-1892)
J
József Fodor
poet (1898–1973)
E
Endre Kovács
P
Piroska Szabó
Hungarian journalist from Romania (1947-2014)
Benjámin Zörgő
Benjámin Zörgő
psychologist (1916–1980)
Eugen von Daday
Eugen von Daday
Romanian zoologist working in Hungary
Christian Tămaș
Christian Tămaș
Romanian writer
George Achim
George Achim
Romanian literary critic
Ioan Es. Pop
Ioan Es. Pop
Romanian author
Theodor Mihali
Theodor Mihali
politician (1855-1934)
S
Sandu Pop
Romanian comedian, actor and TV presenter
Alexiu Pocol
Alexiu Pocol
L
Lajos Kovács
(1860–1921) actor
O
Olivér Bota
Hungarian physician

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,279

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API