Valea Vișeului

Maramureș County · Romania
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Photos: Utilizator:Țetcu Mircea Rareș at ro.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Răzvan Florian, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons); User:Razvanflorian, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

Valea Vișeului (Ukrainian Вишівська Долина, Hungarian Visóvölgy) is a village in the commune of Bistra, Maramureș County, just south of the border with Ukraine, at about 335 m. The 2021 census counted 1,223 inhabitants.

At the north-western edge of the village the Vișeu flows into the Tisza. The village has an Orthodox and a Catholic church. Valea Vișeului is an important railway junction of the county, with direct trains to Bucharest, Timișoara and Cluj.

The trail “Valea Vișeului – Repedea forest lodge” into the Maramureș Mountains, towards the village of Repedea, starts right in the village on the site.

Getting there from Ukraine

The nearest place we have road figures for is Sighetu Marmației (≈20 km from here in a straight line): Rakhiv – Sighetu Marmației ≈45 km, ≈56 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Sighetu Marmației ≈162 km, ≈2 h 53 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times are without border queues, by our road routing. Romanian national roads require an electronic vignette (rovinieta).

Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Valea Vișeului – Repedea forest lodgeHard1–2 daysMarkedValea Vișeului Repedea forest lodgeElevation profile339–1 167 m30.6 kmascent 1 180 m≈ 9.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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FarcăuPeakFarcăualtitude 1 961 m · Marmarosh range22 km from the centreFarcău (Romanian Vârful Farcău) is the highest summit of the Romanian part of the Maramureș Mountains, 1,961 m high according to OSM and Wikidata; Romanian Wikipedia...MihăilecuPeakMihăilecuPoienile de Sub Muntealtitude 1 918 m · Marmarosh range23 km from the centreMihăilecu (Romanian Vârful Mihăilecu, also spelled Mihailecu on maps) is a 1,918 m summit in the Romanian part of the Maramureș Mountains, in the north of Maramureș...

What to visit

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Old Wooden Church of Bârsana: UNESCO-listed churchChurchOld Wooden Church of Bârsana: UNESCO-listed churchBârsana13 km from the centreThe old wooden Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple stands on Jbâr hill in the village of Bârsana in the Iza valley, in the heart of historic Maramureș.Bârsana Monastery: a wooden ensemble in the Iza valleyChurchBârsana Monastery: a wooden ensemble in the Iza valleyBârsana14 km from the centreThe Monastery of the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles in Bârsana is an Orthodox convent of the Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar of the Romanian Orthodox Church.Maramureș Village Museum in Sighetu Marmației: open-air museumMuseumMaramureș Village Museum in Sighetu Marmației: open-air museumLazu Baciului17 km from the centreA village from all of Maramureș on one hill The «Mihai Dăncuș» Maramureș Village Museum (Muzeul Satului Maramureșean „Mihai Dăncuș”) is an open-air ethnographic museum...Sighet Memorial: the former communist prison in Sighetu MarmațieiMuseumSighet Memorial: the former communist prison in Sighetu MarmațieiSighetu Marmației20 km from the centreThe Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance (Memorialul Victimelor Comunismului și al Rezistenței) stands in the centre of Sighetu Marmației, right...Eco Maramureș: craft tours to Breb, Sârbi and CălineștiEthno tours & guidesEco Maramureș: craft tours to Breb, Sârbi and CălineștiOcna Șugatag22 km from the centreEco Maramureș is an officially recognised ecotourism destination in the Mara and Cosău valleys and the Gutâi Mountains, between Sighetu Marmației and Baia Mare.St Paraskeva's Church, Poienile Izei: UNESCO wooden churchChurchSt Paraskeva's Church, Poienile Izei: UNESCO wooden churchPoienile Izei24 km from the centreIt was first mentioned in a charter of 1430 and has had other names over the centuries; the church itself is sometimes called the church of Poienile Glodului.

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
  • Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
  • Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
  • Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
  • Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.

By car

Rakhiv – Sighetu Marmației ≈45 km, ≈56 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Sighetu Marmației ≈162 km, ≈2 h 53 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sighetu Marmației ≈179 km, ≈3 h 16 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.