Bârsana

In addition to the actual place Bârsana, the municipality also includes the western village of Năneşti . The village of Oncești , which was formerly also administered from Bârsana , has been a separate municipality since 2004.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1326 as "terram Zurduky". For several centuries it was part of the Maramures County and thus the Kingdom of Hungary . After the First World War he came to Romania.

In 2004, today's neighboring municipality of Oncești was spun off from Bârsana.

population

Since the beginning of the official census in 1850, the community has been mostly inhabited by Romanians . Until the Second World War , Jews made up the largest minority (about 10-15 percent). The inhabitants of Bârsana are now almost exclusively Romanians; In 2002 four Hungarians and six Ukrainians were recorded in the entire municipality . In 2002 there were 4270 residents in the village of Bârsana. The same applies to the incorporated town of Năneşti, which had 533 inhabitants in 2002.

traffic

Bârsana is located on the county road 186, which leads from Vadu Izei to Săcel and thus connects the cities of Sighetu Marmației and Borșa . There are regular bus connections to these cities. The nearest train station is about 13 km northeast of the village on the Valea Vişeului – Borşa railway line .

Attractions

Apart from the scenic location, the main tourist attraction is the wooden church "Intrarea Maicii Domnului în Biserică", built in 1720 in the center of Bârsana. In 1999 she was one of eight wooden churches in Maramures , in the World Heritage list of UNESCO was taken.

The Mănăstirea Bârsana monastery located on the southeastern edge of the village was first mentioned in 1390, but abandoned and demolished around 1800. The buildings on the site today have been constructed using the traditional timber construction method since 1993. Today they are used as a Romanian Orthodox nunnery.