Vișeu de Jos (Hungarian: Alsóvisó, Yiddish: אונטר-ווישווה, romanized: Unter-Visheve or Inter Wisho, German: Unterwischau) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vișeu de Jos. The river Vișeu, a tributary of the Tisa, flows through this commune.
Geography
The commune is located in the central-east part of the county, at a distance of 6 km (3.7 mi) from the town of Vișeu de Sus and 117 km (73 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of 458 m (1,503 ft), in a hilly area on the banks of the river Bistra. The Maramureș Mountains Natural Park lies to the northeast, between Vișeu de Jos and the Romania–Ukraine border.