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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, în care se află una dintre cele opt biserici de lemn din Maramureş cuprinse în patrimoniul 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

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 , școmuna i e ti, jude ul Ș ș ș țMaramure , datează din anul ș1798 şi are hramul „Sfin ii țArhangheli Mihail i Gavriil”. șBiserica se află pe lista monumentelor istorice şi este unul dintre obiectivele înscrise de UNESCO pe lista patrimoniului său mondial. 

The paintings were made in 1811 by Ştefan of Şişeşti, as shown by an inscription on an icon, but they are preserved only on the vaults of the naos and the chancel and on the iconostasis. The vault of the naos has a three-lobed section, with a main vault and side vaults on both sides. This is a unique structure among the wooden churches. The central vault has in the middle a representation of The Holy Trinity, with the Virgin Mary at the east end. The side vaults have scenes from The Life and Passions of Christ.

angel announcing the Judgment.

A row of seated yellow-robed Prophets lines the northern and southern sides of the naos vault. Under the Prophets are scenes from the Cycle of the Passion of Christ.

St. Elijah and the Chariot of Fire on the vault of the naos.

Sound: Grigore Le e – ş Cântec în lemn: B tră ânit-am, da' nu-i modru

Text: Internet

Fotografii: Sanda Foi oreanu♦ ş

♦ Otilia Contraş

♦ Mirela Cap tă ă

♦ Voica Foi oreanuş

Prezentare: Sanda Foi oreanuş

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