Târgu Lăpuș

Târgu Lăpuș
Town
Union Monument and Reformed Church
Coat of arms
Târgu Lăpuș
Coordinates: 47°27′9″N 23°51′47″E / 47.45250°N 23.86306°ECoordinates: 47°27′9″N 23°51′47″E / 47.45250°N 23.86306°E
Country	Romania
County	Maramureş County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Mitru Leşe (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	247.35 km^2 (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
Year	Pop.	±%
1977	13,218	—
1992	14,303	+8.2%
2002	14,139	−1.1%
2011	11,744	−16.9%
Source: Census data

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  Reformed church (18th century)

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  Roman Catholic church (1831)

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  Old school (1858)

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  Police station and former town hall (19th century)

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  Monument commemorating the 1918 Union of Transylvania with Romania (1935)

Panorama of Târgu Lăpuş

References

External links

• Monumentul Eroilor căzuţi pentru Unirea tuturor românilor