Bocicoiu Mare

Bocicoiu Mare [ botʃikoiu mare ] ( German wholesale Botschko, Hungarian Nagybocskó, Ukrainian Великий Бичків / Welykyj Bychkiv ) is a municipality in Romania, located in Maramureş County. It consists of four villages, the village Bocicoiu Mare in the strict sense during 2002 was 804 inhabitants.

Originally two cities

The settlement was originally formed in two parts, Hungarian Kisbocskó and Németbocskó. After the split of the former Hungarian Kingdom was divided into two settlements left and right of the river Tisza. The river Tisza today forms the border between Romania and Ukraine. The Ukrainian part is, both within and beyond the border Welykyj Bychkiv, created from Kis and Nagybocskó, and the Romanian part Bocicoiu Mare, the former Németbocskó.

Name declaration

The Romanian word Mare Mare Bocicoiu and the Hungarian word Nagy Nagy Bocsko are the German word United in their respective national languages. Bocska is the name of the landowner. The designation was Romanianized later and turned into Bocicoiou.

Religion

75 % of the population are Orthodox, 15 % Catholic ( 8% Byzantine rite, 7% Latin rite ) and 4 % Jehovah's Witnesses. The other religions each make up less than 1 %.

View over the level crossing towards Valea Viseului

Law, the crossing keeper's house. Viewing direction Sighetu Marmaţiei

The thoroughfare. View of the level crossing towards the outskirts Sighet

The school

The police department

One of the churches

The train station of Bocicoiu on the railway line Salva- Sighetu Marmaţiei

The view from the station in the direction Sighetu Marmaţiei

The view from the station towards Valea Viseului

The Office of the Dispatcher

Typical shape signals as they are frequently encountered between Sighet and Valea Viseului

An old well near the train station