Vişeu de Sus

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Vişeu de Sus
Vişeu de Sus (Romania )
Vişeu de Sus
Vişeu de Sus
Location of Vişeu de Sus
Coordinates: 47°42′33″N 24°25′26″E / 47.70917, 24.42389
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Maramureş County
Status Town
Government
 - Mayor Vasile Ciolpan (Conservative Party)
Area
 - Total 443.06 km² (171.1 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 16,930
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website: http://www.viseu.mmnet.ro/

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

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Its 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)

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