Poienile Izei

Poienile Izei
Commune
Poienile Izei wooden church
Poienile Izei wooden church
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Poienile Izei is located in Romania
Poienile Izei
Poienile Izei
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°42′N 24°7′E / 47.700°N 24.117°E / 47.700; 24.117
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Mirela Bîrlea[1] (Ind.)
Area
16.45 km2 (6.35 sq mi)
Elevation
525 m (1,722 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
792
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
437215
Area code+(40) 262
Vehicle reg.MM
Websitepoienileizei.com

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 commune 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.[3]

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.[4]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Wooden Churches of Maramureș". whc.unesco.org.