Maramureș

Maramureș (Romanian: Maramureș pronounced [maraˈmureʃ], Ukrainian: Мармарощина / Marmaroshchyna, Мармарощина / Marmaroshchyna, Rusyn: Мараморош / Maramorosh, Hungarian: Máramaros, German: Maramuresch, Turkish: Marmaroş, Latin: Marmatia) is a geographical, historical and ethno-cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated on the northeastern Carpathians, along the upper Tisa River; it covers the Maramureș Depression and the surrounding Carpathian mountains.

Alternatively, the name Maramureș is used for the Maramureș County of Romania, which contains the southern section of the historical region.

Geography

Maramureș is a valley enclosed by mountains Oaș, Gutâi, Țibleș and Rodnei to the west and south, Maramureș Mountains and Ukrainian Carpathians (Wooded Carpathians) to the east and north, with a thin opening at Khust. Several dozen small mountain rivers and creeks flow into the river Tisa. It is forested and not easily accessible.

The limits of the region are between the parallels of 47°33' N and 40°02' N and the meridians of 23°15' E and 25°03' E. Maramureș represents one of the largest depressions in the Carpathians, covering an area of about 10,000 km².

Maramureș (disambiguation)

Maramureș may refer to the following: