Rona de Jos (, ) is a commune in

Maramureș County Maramureș County () is a county (județ) in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...

Maramureș ( ; ; ; ) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated in the northeastern Carpathians, along parts of the upper Tisza River drainage basin; it covers the Maramureș Depression and the ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of a single village, Rona de Jos.

Geography

The commune is located in a hilly area in the northern part of the county, from the river

Tisza The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa (see below) is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. It was once called "the most Hungarian river" because it used to flow entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national bo ...

and the Ukrainian border. The river

Rona Rona, RONA or Róna may refer to: Places *Rona (Kristiansand), a neighbourhood in Kristiansand, Norway * Rona (river), a river in Maramureș County, Romania * Rona, Bellevue Hill, a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill * Rona, Swi ...

, a right tributary of the Iza, flows through the commune. The nearest city is

Sighetu Marmației Sighetu Marmației (, also spelled ''Sighetul Marmației''; or ''Siget''; , ; ; ), until 1960 Sighet, is a city in Maramureș County near the Iza River, in northwestern Romania. Geography Sighetu Marmației is situated along the Tisa river o ...

, to the west; the county seat,

Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; ; ; ) is a Municipiu, city along the Săsar, Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania. It is situated about from Buchare ...

, is to the southwest. Rona de Jos is crossed by

national road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

, which starts in Baia Mare, runs through Sighetu Marmației and

Borșa Borșa (; , , or ''Borsha'') is a town in eastern Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It administers one village, Băile Borșa. Geography The town is located at the eastern extremity of Maramureș County, from the county seat, Baia Mare. ...

, and ends in

Iacobeni, Suceava Iacobeni () is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages: Iacobeni and Mestecăniș. It included Botoș and Ciocănești villages until 2002, when these were sp ...

. The commune neighbors the following localities:

Crăciunești Crăciunești ( Hungarian: ''Nyárádkarácson''; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Budiu Mic (''Hagymásbodon''), Ciba (''Csiba''), Cinta (''Fintaháza''), Corneșt ...

Tisa The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa (see below) is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. It was once called "the most Hungarian river" because it used to flow entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national bo ...

, and Sighetu Marmației to the west and southwest,

Vadu Izei Vadu Izei (, or ''Vad'') is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune is composed of two villages, Vadu Izei and Valea Stejarului (until 1960 ''Valea Porcului''; ; ). The commune lies on the banks of the river Iza. It is ...

and Valea Stejarului to the south,

Lunca la Tisa Bocicoiu Mare ( or ''Újbocskó'', , or ''Bicskof'') is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It lies 9 kilometres east of Sighetu Marmației, across the Tisza River from Velykyy Bychkiv, Ukraine. Villages The commune is composed ...

and

Valea Vișeului Valea may refer to several places in Romania: * Valea, a village in Urmeniș Commune, Bistrița-Năsăud County * Valea, a village in Pietrari Commune, Dâmbovița County * Valea, a village in Bolboși Commune, Gorj County * Valea, a village in Za ...

to the north, and

Rona de Sus Rona de Sus (; ; ; , ) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages: Coștiui (''Rónaszék''; ''Rohnen''; Коштіль) and Rona de Sus. Geography The commune is located in a hilly area in the norther ...

to the east.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, Ronda de Jos has a population of 1,928, of which 93% are

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

Natives

* (1920–2021), Greek-Catholic cleric, officer, and historian

References

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