Târgu Lăpuș

Târgu Lăpuș
Târgu Lăpuș
Town
	Union Monument (1935) and Reformed Church (1863)
	Coat of arms
	Location in Maramureș County
	Târgu Lăpuș Location in Romania
	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	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mitru Leșe (PNL)
Area	247.35 km2 (95.50 sq mi)
Population (2011)	11,744
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MM

Târgu Lăpuș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ləˈpuʃ]; Hungarian: Magyarlápos; German: Laposch) is a town in Maramureș 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), 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 Church of the Holy Archangels in Rogoz village is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș 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). Rohia Monastery is also located within the town limits.

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

Reformed church (18th century)
Roman Catholic church (1831)
Old school (1858)
Police station and former town hall (19th century)

Panorama of Târgu Lăpuş

References[]

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

External links[]

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[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[wikidata-71f49f2463186898cc435ca9ae00ce2f57ab1cdc-v3-2] "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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