Târgu Lăpuș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ləˈpuʃ]) (Hungarian: Magyarlápos, Yiddish: מאדיאר-לאפאש, romanized: Madjar Laposh, German: Laposch) is a town in Maramureș County, northern Transylvania, Romania.It administers thirteen villages: Boiereni (Boérfalva), Borcut (Borkút), Cufoaia (Kohópatak), Dămăcușeni (Domokos), Dobricu Lăpușului (Láposdebrek), Dumbrava (Kisdebrecen), Fântânele (until 1960 Poiana Porcului; Lápospataka), Groape (Groppa), Inău (Ünőmező), Răzoare (Macskamező), Rogoz (Rogoz), Rohia (Rohi), and Stoiceni (Sztojkafalva).The 36 km (22 mi)-long Lăpuș Gorge [ro] is a protected area on the western side of the town, between the villages of Răzoare and Remecioara.[3] Lighet Lake [ro] is a reservoir in the southeastern part of the town; with a surface area of 4 hectares (10 acres), it is stocked with common, crucian, and grass carp, Alburnus, rudd, and perch.The monument commemorates the 21 inhabitants of Târgu Lăpuș who were massacred by Hungarian troops in December 1918 while celebrating the Union of Transylvania with Romania.