Borşa

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Town in the extreme north of Romania, at the foot of Rodna Mountains and on the Vişeu River (157 km east of Baia Mare). The first documentary reference to Borşa (Hun., Borsa) dates to 1365, but a Jewish presence was not noted until 1728, when immigrants from Galicia and Bucovina settled in the area. The first synagogue was founded in 1783, and a burial society was set up in 1815.

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Wikidata: Q209782

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has abstract: Town in the extreme north of Romania, at the foot of Rodna Mountains and on the Vişeu River (157 km east of Baia Mare). The first documentary reference to Borşa (Hun., Borsa) dates to 1365, but a Jewish presence was not noted until 1728, when immigrants from Galicia and Bucovina settled in the area. The first synagogue was founded in 1783, and a burial society was set up in 1815. @en
title: Borşa
alternative label: Borşa
preferred label: Borşa
has related: Baia Mare
has related: Bucovina
has related: Charity
has related: Galicia
has related: About this Article (Ghettos)
has related: About this Article (Hungary)
has related: Romania
has related: Transylvania

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