young girls in traditional costume of the district of Maramures, Romania

Maramureș (Romanian: Maramureș pronounced [maraˈmureʃ] ( listen), 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. Alternatively, the name Maramureș is used for the Maramureș County of Romania, which contains the southern section of the historical region.