Giulești, Maramureș

Coordinates: 47°49′20″N 23°55′51″E / 47.8222°N 23.9308°E / 47.8222; 23.9308
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Giulești
Wooden church in Ferești
Wooden church in Ferești
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Giulești is located in Romania
Giulești
Giulești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°49′20″N 23°55′51″E / 47.8222°N 23.9308°E / 47.8222; 23.9308
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Laurențiu Batin (PNL)
Area
82.80 km2 (31.97 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,841
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
437160
Area code(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.MM
Websiteprimariagiulesti.ro

Giulești (Hungarian: Máragyulafalva; Yiddish: ז'יולשט, romanizedJulest, German: Ludwigsdorf) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Berbești (Bárdfalva), Ferești (Fejérfalva), Giulești, and Mănăstirea (Gyulamonostor).

The commune is located in the northern part of Maramureș County, on national road DN18 [ro], 48 km (30 mi) northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare, and 18 km (11 mi) south of Sighetu Marmației. It lies on the banks of the river Mara and its tributary, the river Cosău.

Natives[edit]

  • Ilie Lazăr (1895–1976), jurist and politician
  • Atanasie Rednic (1722–1772), Bishop of Făgăraș and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.