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Geographical coordinates

DN 18, km 125; 47o 75' Northern latitude and 24o 40' Eastern longitude. The city is situated in the Eastern part of Maramures county, the South-Western part of Maramures , between the Viseu and Wasser rivers, on both sides of these rivers, at 30 km from the Pietrosul Rodnei mountain(2.305 m) and 40 km from the Vf. Pop Ivan peak (1.937 m) of Maramuresului mountains

Geographical limits: N - Ucraina, S - Sacel village, E - Moisei village, V - Viseu de Jos and Poienile de sub Munte villages.

Surface: 44.000 hectare, of what 36.000 ha woods.

Clime: temperat continental


Viseu de Sus city: narrow place, located in the passing area from Tiblesului volcan mountains through Maramuresului and Rodnei mountains. The mineral water sources located in the heart of the city prove a previous volcanic activity, and the minerals rifh in polymetals from Waser Valley are witnesses of ancient volcan erruptions.

Viseu corridor, the main ax passing by Maramures, is bordered at Easters side of small mountains (1.100-1.200 m), forming the borde of the high tops of Maramures Mountains, overpassing 1.900m (Pop Ivan, Farcau, Mihailescu). At the Western side the corridor is limited by Viseu top, between Viseu and Iza rivers, but at a small altitude (600-700 m). Close to the Viseu river mouth in Tisa, the valley is narrowed. The two rivers have well developed terrases:: 1. parc, between the rivers, where the city is located; 2. Bridges, on the right side: 35 meters from the river level, going down to Viseu de Jos; 3. Arsita, on the left, higher.

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The Viseu river springs from the Rodnei mountains, right under the Prislop passage, at 1409 m altitude. It is formed by the rivers Viseut, Fântâna and Cisla. It is 77 km long and joins the Tisa at 330 m altitude in the Valea Viseului city.


The Wasser river springs from the Maramuresului mountains, it is formed by the Boului spring and Munceii Albi spring. It is 62 km long and it is the most important river of the Viseu with an even more signigicant flow than this.