Borşa
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Borşa (Hungarian: Borsa, German: Borscha) is a town in the south of the Maramureş County, northern Romania in the valley of the Vişeu river near the Prislop Pass, which links Transylvania with Bukovina. It is sorrounded by the Rodna and Maramureş Mountains.
The town is a spa and in its vicinity can be found mineral springs. The Rodna National Park (which has an area of 463 km2) can be accessed from Borşa.
Among the sights of Borşa is the wooden church built in 1718.
Notable natives
Population
- 1991: 30,504
- 2002: 27,247
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