Valea Chioarului

Valea Chioarului (Hungarian: Kővárgara) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Curtuiușu Mare (Nagykörtvélyes), Durușa (Durusa), Fericea (Szamosfericse), Mesteacăn (Kisnyíres), Valea Chioarului, and Vărai (Kőváralja).

Valea Chioarului
Commune
Wooden church in Vărai
Location in Maramureș County
Valea Chioarului Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°26′N 23°29′E
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Sorin Burde (PSD)
Area	79.08 km2 (30.53 sq mi)
Elevation	299 m (981 ft)
Population  (2011-10-31)[1]	2,025
• Density	25.61/km2 (66.32/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	437370
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	MM
Website	www.valeachioarului.ro

Wietenberg culture (3800–1200 BC) battle axes found at Valea Chioarului. In display at the National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca

The commune is located in the southwestern part of Maramureș County, 34 km (21 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with Sălaj County. It lies at an altitude of about 300 m (980 ft), on the banks of the river Bârsău.

Valea Chioarului is crossed by national road DN1C [ro] (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the Ukrainian border at Halmeu.

See also

• Wietenberg culture