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Desești (, or Desest) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Desești, Hărnicești (Hernécs), and Mara (Crăcești until 1956; Krácsfalva).

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Maramureș
Romanian subdivision.name
Desești
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Rumunia, Desesti, drewniana cerkiew SDC12129.JPG
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Desești wooden church
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Desesti jud Maramures.jpg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Maramureș County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Gheorghe Bohotici
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation
430
Romanian subdivision.area_total
144.04
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
437135
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 62

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Official name
Desești
Population
2179
Image
DesestiMM.jpg
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Commons category
Desești commune, Maramureș
native label
Desești
phone number
+40-262372601
street address
Strada Principala, nr.190
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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Desești (, or Desest) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Desești, Hărnicești (Hernécs), and Mara (Crăcești until 1956; Krácsfalva).

The commune belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. It is located in the central part of Maramureș County, about km south of Sighetu Marmației and northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of , in a hilly region on the southeastern slopes of the Gutin Mountains. Desești lies on the banks of the river Mara and its right tributary, the river Breboaia.

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