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Wooden Churches of Maramureș
UNESCO-listed tall wooden churches with dramatic spires and intricate carvings, representing a unique tradition of Gothic architecture in wood.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Maramureş, Romania · Europe
Poienile Izei is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Botiza, 25km from Wooden Churches of Maramureș.
Poienile Izei is a town located in Maramureş, Romania. With a population of 1,016, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Poienile Izei sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Poienile Izei to your route.
Poienile Izei (Hungarian: Sajómező or Hungarian: Sajópolyána, Yiddish: פאליען-גלאד, romanized: Polien-Glod) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune is composed of a single village, Poienile Izei, which was part of Botiza Commune until being split off in 1995.
At the 2002 census, the communeRead more
had 1,028 inhabitants, of which 99.9% were Romanians and 0.1% Ukrainians, all being Romanian Orthodox. By the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 940. At the 2021 census, Poienile Izei had a population of 792; of those, 97.73% were Romanians.
The commune's Saint Parascheva Church was built in 1700 and is one of eight Wooden churches of Maramureș that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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Poienile Izei is located in Maramureş, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 47.7000 latitude, 24.1167 longitude.
Poienile Izei has a population of approximately 1,016 people, making it a town in Romania.
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Full driving guide for Romania3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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UNESCO-listed tall wooden churches with dramatic spires and intricate carvings, representing a unique tradition of Gothic architecture in wood.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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The Memorial to the Victims of Communism, housed in the Stalinist-era prison of Sighetu Marmației where Romania's interwar elite died in the 1950s: cell-by-cell exhibitions and a haunting underground Space of Recollection.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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A field of brightly painted blue crosses with witty epitaphs in the heart of Maramureș.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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