Maramureș

Maramureș (Romanian:Maramureș pronounced [maraˈmureʃ], Ukrainian:Мармарощина / Marmaroshchyna, Мармарощина / Marmaroshchyna, Rusyn:Мараморош / Maramorosh, Hungarian:Máramaros, German:Maramuresch, Turkish:Marmaroş, Latin:Marmatia) is a geographical, historical and ethno-cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated on the northeastern Carpathians, along the upper Tisa River; it covers the Maramureș Depression and the surrounding Carpathian mountains.