Leordina

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Leordina
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Leordina (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Maramures
Circle : Maramureș
Coordinates : 47 ° 47 '  N , 24 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 47 '14 "  N , 24 ° 14' 51"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 420  m
Area : 29.94  km²
Residents : 2,547 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 85 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 437180
Telephone code : (+40) 02 62
License plate : MM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Mayor : Ștefan Gavriluți ( PNL )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 874
loc. Leordina, jud. Maramureş, RO-437180
Website :

Leordina ( Hungarian Leordina ) is a municipality in Maramureș County in Romania .

location

Leordina is located about 31 km southeast of the city of Sighetu Marmației in the valley of the Vişeu River .

history

According to various sources, the place was first mentioned in a document in 1353 or 1373 under the name Vysso . 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.

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 (around 20 percent in 1920). The residents of Leordina are now almost exclusively Romanians; In 2002 one Hungarian , one Turk and seven Ukrainians were recorded.

traffic

The national road ( drum național ) DN 18, which leads from Baia Mare to Iacobeni , runs through Leordina for about 4.5 km . There are bus connections to Sighetu Marmației and Vişeu de Sus . The place has two stops on the Valea Vişeului – Borşa railway line .

Attractions

The place itself has no special features. Its scenic location makes it interesting for tourists.

  • This gatekeeper's house is at the southern end of the village

  • The bridge over the Vișeu

  • Parallel to the bridge on national road 18, there is a regional train to Vișeu de Jos on the Valea Vișeului – Borșa railway line

  • View in north direction to the Vișeu

  • The breakpoint is in the south of the village

  • In the village the railway line often crosses the national road 18. In the photo one of the many level crossings

  • A few kilometers further in the direction of Petrova (Maramureş) is the station on the Valea Vişeului – Borşa railway line

  • At the Leordina train station. Look at the switch

  • The track area with a view towards Petrova

  • The track area with a view towards Vișeu de Jos

  • The entrance to Leordina from the direction of Petrova

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Information on the website of the municipality ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 2, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.primaria-leordina.ro
  3. ↑ http://www.maramuresul-istoric.ro/istoric-viseu-moisei-borsa-maramures.html ( Memento from April 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Censuses in Transylvania 1850–2002 (ung.)