Vişeu de Sus

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Vişeu de Sus (German: Oberwischau, Hungarian: Felsővisó) is a town in Maramureş County, northern Romania, located at the confluence of the Vişeu river and Vaser. It has an area of 443 km².

Population

The population is under 17,000. The town is in a hilly area, and most of the people live in the valleys:

Ţipţerai and Valea Poieniţei -
Valea Vinului (1000 inhabitants)
Valea Vaserului (800 inhabitants)
Valea Peştilor (500 inhabitants)
Valea Scradei (700 inhabitants)
Vişeu de Mijloc (1900 inhabitants)
Valea Botoaia, Arşiţa (500 inhabitants)
Rădeasa (900 inhabitants)

Viseu de Sus is a "Sister city" of Staunton, Virginia.

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