Rona de Sus

Commune in Maramureș, Romania
Rona de Sus
Bишня Рівня
Commune
Dormition of the Theotokos orthodox monastery in Rona de Sus
Dormition of the Theotokos orthodox monastery in Rona de Sus
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
(2020–2024) Alexa Semeniuc (USR)
Area
68.3 km2 (26.4 sq mi)
Elevation
331 m (1,086 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,171
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
437250
Area code(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.MM
Websiteprimariaronadesus.ro

Rona de Sus (Hungarian: Felsőróna; German: Oberrohnen; Ukrainian: Bишня Рівня; Rusyn: Вишня Руна, Yiddish: אויבר-רינה, romanized: Ober Rina) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages: Coștiui (Rónaszék; Rohnen; Коштіль) and Rona de Sus.

Geography

The commune is located in a hilly area in the northern part of the county, about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the river Tisza and the Ukrainian border. The river Rona, a right tributary of the Iza, flows through the commune. The nearest city is Sighetu Marmației, 13 km (8.1 mi) to the northwest; the county seat, Baia Mare, is 70 km (43 mi) to the southwest. Rona de Sus is crossed by national road DN18 [ro; de], which starts in Baia Mare, runs through Sighetu Marmației and Borșa, and ends in Iacobeni, Suceava.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 3,387—    
1900 4,436+31.0%
1910 4,631+4.4%
1930 4,154−10.3%
1956 4,331+4.3%
1977 5,124+18.3%
1992 4,982−2.8%
2002 4,698−5.7%
2011 3,855−17.9%
2021 4,171+8.2%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Rona de Sus had a population of 4,171, of which 54.21% were Romanians, 34.6% Ukrainians, and 5.49% Hungarians.[2] At the 2011 census, there were 3,855 inhabitants, of which 83.35% were Ukrainians, 8.12% Hungarians, and 5% Romanians. At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 4,698, of which 72.9% were Ukrainian Orthodox, 10.8% stated they belonged to another religion, 8.6% were Roman Catholic, and 4.8% Greek-Catholic.

Natives

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  • Road through Rona de Sus
    Road through Rona de Sus
  • View of Coștiui village
    View of Coștiui village
  • Apaffi castle in Coștiui
    Apaffi castle in Coștiui
  • Ukrainian church in Coștiui
    Ukrainian church in Coștiui
  • v
  • t
  • e
Cities
Coat of arms of Maramureș County
TownsCommunes
Stub icon

This Maramureș County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e