Poienile Izei

Commune in Maramureș, Romania

(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) 262Vehicle reg.MMWebsitepoienileizei.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]

References

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