Țara Oașului

[1] Țara Oașului extends from Turț – Gherța Mare – Gherța Mică on the western side, all the way to the Huta Pass (situated at an altitude of 604 m (1,982 ft)) in the East, from Cămărzana and Tarna Mare in the North, to the mountains that surround Orașu Nou, Racșa, and Vama in the South.

Țara Oașului comprises the following communes: The Oaș Mountains are a small volcanic mountain range within the Inner Eastern Carpathians, centered in northern part of Oaș Country; the highest peak is Piatra Vâscului, reaching 917 m (3,009 ft).

Most of the human dwellings are situated alongside the river valleys that cross the Oaș Depression.

The first document that mentioned Țara Oașului dates from 1270, when the King of Hungary donated to a nobleman several villages from the southwestern boundary of the "country".

Some historians claim that the origin of the word "Oaș" is the "Awas", which means a kind of deforestation or a clearing in the woods.