Valea Vișeului

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Valea Vișeului

Total population

1,754

Coordinates47.91°, 24.15°

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

Overview

Bistra is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The Ukrainian border is located to the north of the commune. It is made up of three villages: Bistra, Crasna Vișeului, and Valea Vișeului. The first documentary mention of the settlement dates to 1411.

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

Zoltán Borbereki Kovács

Hungarian painter, sculptor (1907-1992)

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László Fritz

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

Alexandru Filipașcu

Romanian historian (1902-1952). He was a doctor of philosophy in Rome, a doctor of theology in Lemberg (Lwow), a professor, the mayor of Sighet between 1933 and 1938, and the author of the first history book of Maramureş.

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Károly Deme

Hungarian school teacher, pedagogical writer (1857-1926)

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Nicolae-Miroslav Petrețchi

Romanian politician

Manó Hrabár

R

Risa Perl

victim of the Holocaust

V

Vasil Mrjoka

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Ladislav Karadiny

V

Vasil Bendech

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demetr Toder

F

Fedor Rusnák

M

Michal Bodnár

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Roman Paparyha

Ukrainian footballer

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Roman Rusnyk

Ukrainian soldier

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Anna Trysta-Rusht

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

Nearby places in Maramureș

• Bistra
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,137
• Rona de Sus
  5.5 mi away · pop. 4,155
• Lunca la Tisa
  5.5 mi away · pop. 1,030
• Petrova
  5.8 mi away · pop. 2,956
• Coștiui
  6.2 mi away · pop. 782
• Rona de Jos
  6.3 mi away · pop. 2,307
• Bocicoiu Mare
  7.3 mi away · pop. 804
• Bârsana
  8.1 mi away · pop. 4,506
• Valea Stejarului
  8.1 mi away · pop. 591
• Nănești
  8.4 mi away · pop. 818
• Crăciunești
  8.4 mi away · pop. 1,525
• Oncești
  9.2 mi away · pop. 1,644

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.

Books about Valea Vișeului

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cotton Bollworm Moth

Helicoverpa armigera

Seen 2026-09-20

Green Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Seen 2026-09-20

Long-winged Conehead

Conocephalus fuscus

Seen 2026-09-19

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-16

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-15

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-09-11

Dinera ferina

Dinera ferina

Seen 2026-09-11

white clover

Trifolium repens

Seen 2026-09-11

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-09-11

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

Official Identifiers