Bistra (Maramureș)

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Bistra
Petrovabisztra
Бистрий / Bystryj
Bistra (Maramureș) coat of arms
Bistra (Maramureș) (Romania)
Paris plan pointer b jms.svg
Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Maramures
Circle : Maramureș
Coordinates : 47 ° 51 '  N , 23 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 50 '50 "  N , 23 ° 55' 40"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Area : 132.29  km²
Residents : 4,174 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 32 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 437045
Telephone code : (+40) 02 62
License plate : MM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Bistra, Crasna Vișeului , Valea Vișeului
Mayor : Vasile Duciuc ( PNL )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 314
loc. Bistra, jud. Maramureş, RO-437045
Website :

Bistra ( Hungarian Petrovabisztra , Ukrainian Бистрий / Bystryj ) is a municipality in Romania .

geography

Bistra is located in Maramureș County in the north of the country, about 12 km south of the border with Ukraine . The Vișeu River flows through the village .

In 2002 esb1137 inhabitants, with the two incorporated villages Crasna Vișeului and Valea Vișeului it was 4902. 90% of the inhabitants are Ukrainians.

history

On July 16, 1930, a freight and passenger train collided between Petrova and Bistra. 22 people died.

  • The southern entrance from the direction of Petrova

  • The regional train with locomotive 62-0732-8 on the Valea Vişeului – Borşa line leaves Bistra

  • On the southern outskirts of the village, the railway line crosses the Vișeu river

  • The through-town

  • The place in the sunset light

  • The Orthodox Church

  • The police station

  • The breakpoint in the center of the village

Web links

Commons : Bistra  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 85.