Leordina

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Leordina (Template:Langx) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Leordina.

History and etymology

First documentary attestation: 1411 (Lewrgyna, Leorgina, Leurgyna, Leorgyna).[1]

Etymology of the name of the locality: from anthrop. Leorda (< subst. leordă, var. of leurdă 'wild garlic', autochthonous word, cf. wh. hudhër, hudër 'garlic') + suff. -in + suf. top. -a.[2]

Geography

The commune is located in the northeastern part of Maramureș County, Template:Cvt southeast of the city of Sighetu Marmației and Template:Cvt northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. The neighbouring localities are Petrova and Vișeu de Jos. It is situated at an altitude of Template:Cvt, in the western foothills of the Template:Ill, on the banks of the river Vișeu.

Leordina is crossed by national road Template:Ill for about Template:Cvt; the road starts in Baia Mare, runs through Sighetu Marmației and Borșa, Template:Cvt to the southeast, and ends in Iacobeni, Suceava. The Leordina train station serves the CFR Line 409, which starts in Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud, continues to Vișeu de Jos, and ends in Sighetu Marmației.

Demographics

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References

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  1. Coriolan Suciu, Dicționar istoric al localităților din Transilvania, București, Editura Academiei, 1967-1968.
  2. Dorin Ștef, Dicționar etimologic al localităților din județul Maramureș, Editura Ethnologica, Baia Mare, 2016.
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External links

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