Bârsana
Bârsana (Hungarian: Barcánfalva) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bârsana and Nănești (Nánfalva). It also included Oncești village until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. As of 2002, Bârsana had 6,352 inhabitants, all but ten of whom were ethnic Romanians. 86.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 7.8% Greek-Catholic and 3.1% Pentecostal.
Bârsana | |
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 Bârsana Monastery | |
 Location in Maramureș County | |
  Bârsana Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′54″N 24°03′35″E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Maramureș |
| Subdivisions | Bârsana, Nănești |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Teodor Ștefanca (since 2016) (PSD) |
| Area | 68.73 km2 (26.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 4,474 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 437035 - Bârsana 437036 - Nănești |
| Vehicle reg. | MM |
| Website | www |
Bârsana's Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple is one of eight Wooden churches of Maramureș listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, another wooden monastery was built in Bârsana.
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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