Wonders in Maramures16

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In northern Romania, lies the county of Maramures. Here, amidst mountains, hills and depressions are one of the most interesting tourism objects in the country, yet very well kept. Here, people lead their lives as authentically and peacefully as in the old times.

Maramures covers 3381 sq km of valleys, beautiful villages, hills and mountains (up to 2303 m high). On this small surface are preserved over 100 wooden churches (8 of them listed on UNESCO list), a natural reserve also protected by UNESCO

Pe o suprafaţă de doar 3381 km patraţi, Maramureşul, cu o mulţime de văi şi cu munţi de peste 2300 m înălţime, are mai mult de o sută de biserici din lemn din care opt au fost cuprinse pe listele patrimoniului mondial UNESCO

Plopis is one of the seven villages of Şişeşti commune in Maramureş County, Romania.In 2002, the commune had a population of 5479, of whom 99.6% were ethnic Romanians. 55.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 40.7% were Greek-Catholic, and 2.5% were Pentecostal.Plopiş has a Church of the Holy Archangels, built in 1796; it is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureş that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

PLOPIŞ este unul dintre cele şapte sate ale comunei Şişeşti, cel în care se află una dintre cele opt biserici de lemn din Maramureş cuprinse în patrimoniul mondial UNESCO

Şişeşti, satul Şurdeşti

Şişeşti, satul Şurdeşti

One of the 8 UNESCO wooden churches in Maramures, the Wooden Church of Plopis. was erected in 1798 and it stands 47 meters high. The church is an amazing display of wooden architecture and carving techniques. The paintings inside are made by a local artist and aren't very well preserved.

Biserica de lemn din Plopi , comuna i e ti, jude ul Maramure , ș Ș ș ș ț șdatează din anul 1798. Are hramul „Sfin ii Arhangheli Mihail i ț șGavriil”. Biserica se află pe noua listă a monumentelor istorice şi este unul din obiectivele UNESCO înscrise pe lista patrimoniului său mondial. 

Sound: Maria Tănase - Toderel; Cât îi Maramure uş

Text: Internet

Fotografii: Sanda Foi oreanu♦ ş

♦ Otilia Contraş

♦ Mirela Cap tă ă

♦ Voica Foi oreanuş

Prezentare: Sanda Foi oreanuş

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