Târlișua
commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania

Târlișua (Hungarian: Felsőilosva) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Agrieș (Felsőpusztaegres), Agrieșel (Alsóegres), Borleasa (Lonkafalva), Cireași, Lunca Sătească, Molișet (Molisetitanya), Oarzina (Úrivölgy), Răcăteșu (Rakatyestanya), Șendroaia (Sándorvölgy), and Târlișua.
The commune is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with Maramureș County. It lies on the banks of the river Ilișua and its affluent, Valea Lungă.
Târlișua is situated at a distance of 41 km (25 mi) from the town of Năsăud and 69 km (43 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița.
“Târlișua” enters the record as commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Târlișua, commune and Bistrița-Năsăud can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 3, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q5065474. Authority coordinates are 47.438, 24.152. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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