Poienile Izei

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Poienile Izei
—  Commune  —
Poienile Izei is located in Romania
Poienile Izei
Coordinates: 47°42′N 24°7′E / 47.7°N 24.117°E / 47.7; 24.117
Country  Romania
County Maramureş County
Population (2002)[1] 1,028
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Poienile Izei (Hungarian: Sajómező) is a commune in Maramureş County, 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, 99.9% of inhabitants were Romanians and 0.1% Ukrainians. 100% were Romanian Orthodox.

The commune's church of Pious Parscheva was built in 1604 and is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureş that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[1]

Coordinates: 47°42′N 24°07′E / 47.7°N 24.117°E / 47.7; 24.117

[edit] References

  1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010


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