Maramureș
Also known as Marmaroshchyna, Máramaros, Maramorshchyna
Maramureș ( ; ; ; ) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated in the northeastern Carpathians, along parts of the upper Tisza River drainage basin; it covers the Maramureș Depression and the surrounding Carpathian mountains.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Southern Maramureș
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical region of Romania
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- Maramures Romania.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Largest city
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Baia Mare
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- Metric
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +2
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- EEST
- Settlement.utc_offset1_DST
- +3
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Name in other languages
- Geography
- History
- People
- Southern Maramureș
- Northern Maramureș
- Further reading
- References
- See also
- External links
Maramureș ( ; ; ; ) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated in the northeastern Carpathians, along parts of the upper Tisza River drainage basin; it covers the Maramureș Depression and the surrounding Carpathian mountains.
Alternatively, the term Maramureș is also used for the Maramureș County of Romania, which contains the southern section of the historical region.