Vișeu de Sus

Vișeu de Sus
Town

One of many streets in the center of Vişeu de Sus
Vișeu de Sus

Location of Vişeu de Sus

Coordinates: 47°42′33″N 24°25′26″E / 47.70917°N 24.42389°E / 47.70917; 24.42389Coordinates: 47°42′33″N 24°25′26″E / 47.70917°N 24.42389°E / 47.70917; 24.42389
Country  Romania
County Maramureş County
Status Town
Government
  Mayor Vasile Coman (Social Democratic Party)
Area
  Total 443.06 km2 (171.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 15,037
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://viseudesus.ro/

Vișeu de Sus (Romanian pronunciation: [viˌʃe.u de ˈsus]; 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 and administers one village, Vişeu de Mijloc (Középvisó). The first documentary attestation is in 1365.

Forestry railway

Vișeu de Sus is the terminus of a forestry railway system that extends deep into the Vaser river valley approaching the Ukrainian border. Timber is cut on the hillsides at the head of the valley and brought down by rail for cutting in the sawmill at Vișeu. The waste wood is burned in the locomotive boilers. The nearest national railway (CFR standard gauge) passenger station is at Vișeu de Jos, 4 km away. The passenger branch to Borșa (via Vișeu de Sus itself), although closed to passengers in 2009, remains mostly intact (as of 2014) for freight.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1956 13,956    
1966 16,601+19.0%
1977 20,205+21.7%
1992 19,167−5.1%
2002 18,444−3.8%
2011 15,037−18.5%
Source: Census data

Its population is 14,448. The town is in a hilly area, and most of the people live in the valleys:

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