Maramures County

Relief, climate, rivers and lakes from Maramures County:

Maramures County has a mountainous and depression relief with numerous groups of mountains occupying the entire surface (Maramuresului, Rodnei, Tiblesului, Lapusului, Ignisului and Gutaiului Mountains). The lowest areas and the most important depressions are Baia Mare, Baia Sprie and Sighetu Marmatiei Depressions. The relief of Maramures County has a landscape of a rare beauty and the highest peak is Pietrosu peak of 2.303 m height. Maramures County‘s climate is temperate-continental, cooler than normal due to the influences coming from Siberia. Summers are hot, although sometimes are cooler and winters are long and harsh with frequently temperatures under 0° C. The rainfall of over 1.200 mm per year is among the richest in the country due to the high elevation. The main rivers are Tisa and Lapus with their basins and tributaries and the largest lakes are Firiza, Sasar, Nistru, Ocna Sugatag and Bucureanu Lakes (glacial lake).

Flora and fauna: 

Maramures County‘s flora and fauna are very rich in species due to the high altitude. Many of the forests of spruce, fir, pine or those of beech, oak, ash or elm are virgins, hosting a wide variety of fauna. Many of these areas from Maramures have been declared National Parks and Reservations. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Some of the best known species of fauna include chamoises, brown bears, golden eagles, grouses, Carpathian stags, lynxes, foxes, wild boars, wolves and many others.

Tourist attractions and objectives from Maramures County:

The most important tourist attractions and objectives from Maramures County are the wooden churches unique in the world,  a few hundred years old, some of which are included in the UNESCO World Heritage site, Baia Mare City with its important museums and parks of which the best known is the Mineralogical Museum with a great European importance, Maramures Village Museum  from Sighetu Marmatiei, the ceramics and handicraft centers  from Sacel and Breb, the Happy Cemetery from Sapanta, Barsana and Moisei Monasteries, one the lasts running steam trains in the world from Viseu de Sus, the numerous ski slopes from Cavnic, Borsa, Mogosa and others, the famous house gates and the local ethnographic costumes, the resorts from Borsa, Ocna Sugatag or Costiui, Rodnei Mountains National Park, Maramuresului Mountains National Park and many others. Visit Maramures County!

The last Steam Train in Europe, ”Mocănita” from Viseu de Sus
(Upper Viseu) crossing Vaser Valley, Maramures County

 Baia Mare City