Suciu de Sus

Suciu de Sus (Hungarian: Felsőszőcs) is a commune in Maramureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Larga (Tágfalva), Suciu de Jos (Alsószőcs), and Suciu de Sus.

Suciu de Sus
Commune
Larga
Larga
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Suciu de Sus is located in Romania
Suciu de Sus
Suciu de Sus
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°26′N 24°2′E
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Viorel Pașca (PSD)
Area
114.69 km2 (44.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2011-10-31)[1]
3,868
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
437315
Area code+40 x59
Vehicle reg.MM
Websiteprimariasuciudesus.ro

The commune lies on the banks of the river Suciu. It is located in the southern part of the county, on the border with Bistrița-Năsăud County and near the border with Cluj County. It is situated at a distance of 15 km (9.3 mi) from the town of Târgu Lăpuș and 57 km (35 mi) from Baia Mare, the seat of Maramureș County.

Suciu de Sus is traversed by county road DJ171, which starts in Târgu Lăpuș and leads to Târlișua commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County; the border between the two counties is marked by a 3 m (9.8 ft) tall wayside stone cross, built in 2019.[2]

In 2011, the commune had 3,868 residents. Of those, 91.13% were Romanians, and 4.52% Roma. 89.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 4.34% Greek-Catholic, and 1.94% Pentecostal.

The Church of the Holy Archangels, one of eight Wooden churches of Maramureș listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was built in Suciu de Sus in 1633 and was moved to the nearby village of Rogoz in 1883.[3]

  • Entrance into Suciu de Sus
    Entrance into Suciu de Sus
  • Orthodox church (Suciu de Sus)
    Orthodox church (Suciu de Sus)
  • Greek-Catholic church (Suciu de Sus)
    Greek-Catholic church (Suciu de Sus)
  • Statue of Atanasie Moț Dâmbul, local hero in the 1848 Revolution (Suciu de Sus)
    Statue of Atanasie Moț Dâmbul, local hero in the 1848 Revolution (Suciu de Sus)
  • Greek-Catholic church, used by Orthodox (Suciu de Jos)
    Greek-Catholic church, used by Orthodox (Suciu de Jos)
  • Orthodox church (Suciu de Jos)
    Orthodox church (Suciu de Jos)
  • St. Dumitru wooden church [ro] (Larga)
    St. Dumitru wooden church (Larga)
  • Farmland (Larga)
    Farmland (Larga)

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. "Cruce din piatră, înaltă de 3 metri, la limita dintre Bistrița-Năsăud și Maramureș". timponline.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. "Biserica de lemn din Rogoz "Sfinții Arhangheli" – monument UNESCO". turismmaramures.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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