Oncești

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Oncești

Total population

1,644

Founded

1360

Land area20.65 km²

Coordinates47.85°, 23.98°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oncești is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Oncești, which used to be part of Bârsana Commune until being split off 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

Béla Zsedényi

Hungarian politician (1894–1955)

Atanasie Rednic

Romanian archbishop

Zoltán Borbereki Kovács

Hungarian painter, sculptor (1907-1992)

L

László Fritz

Hungarian jurist, statistical and legal author (1889–1967)

M

Michael Lassel

German painter

Marga Barbu

Romanian actress (1929–2009)

Ilie Lazăr

Romanian politician

P

Petru Godja

Romanian politician

V

Vasile Berci

Romanian politician

Tit Bud

Hungarian historian and folklorist (1846-1917)

G

Grigor Moldovan

Romanian mathematician

T

Tiberiu Utan

Romanian poet

K

Károly Deme

Hungarian school teacher, pedagogical writer (1857-1926)

O

Olena Mondičová

Czech sculptor of Ruthenian (Rusins') background

Z

Zoltán Hegedűs

Károly Wagner

(1830-1879) forestry engineer

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

Nearby places in Maramureș

• Nănești
  1.5 mi away · pop. 818
• Ferești
  1.9 mi away · pop. 507
• Valea Stejarului
  1.9 mi away · pop. 591
• Berbești
  2.2 mi away · pop. 1,771
• Cornești
  2.3 mi away · pop. 537
• Giulești
  3 mi away · pop. 1,291
• Coștiui
  3.1 mi away · pop. 782
• Vadu Izei
  3.6 mi away · pop. 2,336
• Bârsana
  4.1 mi away · pop. 4,506
• Șugău
  4.2 mi away · pop. 762
• Rona de Sus
  4.3 mi away · pop. 4,155
• Călinești
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,616

Browse all places in Maramureș →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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