Târgu Lăpuș

For the former village in Vâlcea County, see Nicolae Bălcescu, Vâlcea.
Târgu Lăpuș
Town


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Târgu Lăpuș
Coordinates: 47°27′9″N 23°51′47″E / 47.45250°N 23.86306°E / 47.45250; 23.86306Coordinates: 47°27′9″N 23°51′47″E / 47.45250°N 23.86306°E / 47.45250; 23.86306
Country  Romania
County Maramureş County
Status Town
Government
  Mayor Mitru Leşe (Social Democratic Party)
Area
  Total 247.35 km2 (95.50 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 11,744
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Târgu Lăpuș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ləˈpuʃ]; Hungarian: Magyarlápos; German: Laposch) is a town in Maramureş County, northern Transylvania, Romania, on the river Lăpuș. In 2011, it had a population of 11,744. Of these, 86.5% were Romanians, 12.4% Hungarians and 1% Roma. 74.5% belonged to the Romanian Orthodox Church, 10.1% to the Reformed Church, 7.3% were Pentecostal, 4% Greek-Catholic and 2.7% Roman Catholic.

The town administers thirteen villages: Boiereni (Boérfalva), Borcut (Borkút), Cufoaia (Kohópatak), Dămăcuşeni (Domokos), Dobricu Lăpuşului (Láposdebrek), Dumbrava (Kisdebrecen), Fântânele (Lápospataka), Groape (Groppa), Inău (Ünőmező), Răzoare (Macskamező), Rogoz (Rogoz), Rohia (Rohi) and Stoiceni (Sztojkafalva).

The Church of the Holy Archangels in Rogoz village is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureş listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Among the town's historic buildings are also the Roman Catholic church (1752), the Calvinist church (1839), the Orthodox church (1906-1912), the old school (1858), and the old town hall, now a dispensary (19th century).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977 13,218    
1992 14,303+8.2%
2002 14,139−1.1%
2011 11,744−16.9%
Source: Census data
Panorama of Târgu Lăpuş

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