Deseşti

Deszeşti Desze
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Maramures
Circle :	Maramureș
Coordinates :	47 ° 46 '  N , 23 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 46 '17 "  N , 23 ° 51' 24"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	430  m
Area :	144.04  km²
Residents :	2,341 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	16 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	437135
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 62
License plate :	MM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Deseşti, Hărniceşti , Mara
Mayor :	Gheorghe Bohotici ( PNL )
Postal address :	Str. Principală, no. 190 loc. Deseşti, jud. Maramureş, RO-437135

Desești [ ˈdeseʃtʲ ] ( Hungarian Desze ) is a municipality in Maramureș County in northern Romania .

Geographical location

Location of the Deseşti municipality in Maramureş County

The Deseşti municipality is located north of the Gutâi Mountains in the north of the Maramureş district. The nature reserve Rezervația Creasta Cocoșului (Hahnenkamm) belongs administratively to the municipality of Desești.

Along the river Mara and the national road DN18 , the place Deseşti lies 42 kilometers northeast of the district capital Baia Mare and 24 km south of Sighetu Marmației , the capital of the historical county Máramaros . In the south of the municipality the national road runs over the 987  m Gutâi pass . ⊙

history

Deseşti was first mentioned on March 20, 1360 under the Hungarian name Deszehaza in a document from the Hungarian King Ludwig I , in which he confirmed the ownership of the villages in the Mara Valley .

Until 1920, the community belonged to Hungary or the Principality of Transylvania , until it was given to Romania by the Treaty of Trianon .

Attractions

• The wooden church Cuvioasa Paraschiva , which was built in 1770, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with seven other churches in the district since 1999 . Mainly due to the special quality of the production, also due to Gothic influences, it is one of the most beautiful churches in the country. It is home to paintings from 1780 in the Neo- Byzantine style and antique furniture.

• On the area of ​​the incorporated village of Mara, the 50-hectare nature reserve Creasta Cocoșului (Hahnenkamm) , with a variety of different plant and animal species, was declared a nature reserve in 2000.

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Web links

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

• Deseşti at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ^ The Wooden Churches of Maramures. ( PDF ; 11.5 MB) Retrieved September 14, 2018 (French). 
3. ↑ Peter Lengyel: Rezervaţia Creasta Cocosului-Munţii Gutâi. peterlengyel.wordpress.com, May 25, 2015, accessed September 14, 2018 (Romanian). 
4. ↑ Parlamentul României: LEGE nr.5 din 6 martie 2000. cdep.ro, April 12, 2000, accessed on September 14, 2018 (Romanian).