Târgu Lăpuș (Oraș Târgu Lăpuş)
Târgu Lăpuș (Hungarian: Magyarlápos; Laposch) is a town in Maramureș County, northern Transylvania, Romania. It administers thirteen villages: Boiereni (Boérfalva), Borcut (Borkút), Cufoaia (Kohópatak), Dămăcușeni (Domokos), Dobricu Lăpușului (Láposdebrek), Dumbrava (Kisdebrecen), Fântânele (until 1960 Poiana Porcului; Lápospataka), Groape (Groppa), Inău (Ünőmező), Răzoare (Macskamező), Rogoz (Rogoz), Rohia (Rohi), and Stoiceni (Sztojkafalva).
The town is situated at the northwestern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Lăpuș Mountains. It lies on the banks of the river Lăpuș and of its tributary, the river Suciu, which flows into the Lăpuș in Dămăcușeni village. The 36 km-long Lăpuș Gorge is a protected area on the western side of the town, between the villages of Răzoare and Remecioara. Lighet Lake is a reservoir in the southeastern part of the town; with a surface area of 4 ha, it is stocked with common, crucian, and grass carp, Alburnus, rudd, and perch.
Târgu Lăpuș is located in the southern part of Maramureș County, on the border with Cluj and Sălaj counties. It is the center of the Țara Lăpușului ethnographic region. The town is crossed by national road DN18B, which runs from the county seat, Baia Mare, 43 km to the northwest, to Cășeiu commune (near Dej), 40 km to the south.
The town is situated at the northwestern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Lăpuș Mountains. It lies on the banks of the river Lăpuș and of its tributary, the river Suciu, which flows into the Lăpuș in Dămăcușeni village. The 36 km-long Lăpuș Gorge is a protected area on the western side of the town, between the villages of Răzoare and Remecioara. Lighet Lake is a reservoir in the southeastern part of the town; with a surface area of 4 ha, it is stocked with common, crucian, and grass carp, Alburnus, rudd, and perch.
Târgu Lăpuș is located in the southern part of Maramureș County, on the border with Cluj and Sălaj counties. It is the center of the Țara Lăpușului ethnographic region. The town is crossed by national road DN18B, which runs from the county seat, Baia Mare, 43 km to the northwest, to Cășeiu commune (near Dej), 40 km to the south.
Map - Târgu Lăpuș (Oraș Târgu Lăpuş)
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