Groși

For other uses, see Groși (disambiguation).

Groși (Hungarian: Tőkésbánya) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Groși, Ocoliș (Feketefalu), and Satu Nou de Jos (Alsóújfalu).

Groși
Commune
Location in Maramureș County
Groși Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°37′N 23°37′E / 47.617°N 23.617°E / 47.617; 23.617Coordinates: 47°37′N 23°37′E / 47.617°N 23.617°E / 47.617; 23.617
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Florin-Daniel Boltea (PNL)
Area	23.53 km^2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population  (2011)^[1]	2,857
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	437165
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	MM
Website	primariagrosi.ro

The commune lies on the banks of the Lăpuș River. It is located in the western part of the county, just south of the county seat, Baia Mare. Groși is crossed by national road DN18B [ro], which runs from Cășeiu, 79 km (49 mi) to the south, to Baia Mare, 5 km (3.1 mi) to the north.

At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 3,283 people, of which 94.71% were Romanians and 1.51% Hungarians.

Natives

• Dumitru Fărcaș (1938–2018), taragot player.

References

1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.