Wooden churches in the Maramureș
| Wooden churches of Maramureș (Marmarosch) | |
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| Bârsana wooden church |
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| National territory: |
 Romania
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| Type: | Culture |
| Criteria : | (iv) |
| Reference No .: | 904 |
| UNESCO region : | Europe and North America |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 1999 (session 23) |
The wooden churches in Maramureș are about 60 church buildings in the Maramureș region, of which about 45 are in Romania and about 15 in Ukraine .
The eight wooden churches of the world heritage
Eight of them - located in the Romanian district of Maramureș - have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO .
These churches are in the localities
- Wooden church in Bârsana (built 1720)
- Wooden church in Budeşti (1643)
- Wooden church in Deseşti (1770)
- Wooden church in Ieud (probably around 1620)
- Wooden church in Plopiș (1796/98)
- Wooden church in Poienile Izei (1604)
- Wooden church in Rogoz (1663)
- Wooden church in Șurdeşti (1766)
In 1999, UNESCO defined these eight wooden churches as outstanding examples of sacral architecture typical of northern Romania.
The churches come from different periods of time and accordingly have different stylistic elements. Nevertheless, together they represent the tradition of church building in this region. Because of a ban on building Orthodox churches out of stone in Transylvania , the archaic-looking church buildings were built out of wood . Were used Book - oaks -, fir - and elm wood .
The characteristic, very slender bell towers are on the west side of the buildings. All eight churches have clapboard roofs.
Inside, the furnishings follow the Orthodox church . Frescoes painted on wood show motifs from the Old Testament . The life of various saints is also shown .
The church in Cuhea does not have church bells; here the believers are called to prayer by chopping an “hour wood”.
Maramureș wooden churches
The following is a list of preserved wooden churches, supplemented by some churches that no longer exist ( text in italics ). Listed are the churches in this historic region of Maramures , which is not to be confused with the Maramureş County .
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Cosau valley
- Budeşti Suzani
- Budeşti Josani
- Sârbi Suzani
- Sârbi Josani
- Călineşti Căeni
- Călineşti Suzani
- Corneşti
- Ferești
- Mara valley
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Iza valley
- Săliştea de Sus , Nistoreşti
- Săliştea de Sus , Buleni
- Dragomireşti
- Cuhea
- Ieud deal
- Ieud Șes
- Botiza
- Botiza veche
- Poienile Izei
- Șieu
- Rozavlea
- Strâmtura
- Slătioara
- Glod
- Văleni
- Mănăstirea Bârsana
- Năneşti
- Oncești
- Valea Stejarului
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Vișeu valley
- Borșa din Jos
- Moisei monastery
- Moisei Suzani
- Moisei Josani
- Repedea
- Poienile de sub Munte
- Rona de Jos
- Crăciuneşti
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In Ukraine
- Kobylezka Poljana (Ukrainian Кобилецька Поляна , Romanian Poiana Cobilei )
- Vodyzja (Ukrainian Водиця , Romanian Apșița )
- Serednje Vodjane (Ukrainian Середнє Водяне , Romanian Apșa de Mijloc ) - 2 churches
- Nyschnja Apscha (Ukrainian Нижня Апша , Romanian Apșa din Jos, Părău )
- Hanytschi (Ukrainian Ганичі , Romanian Gănești )
- Neresnyzja (Ukrainian Нересниця , Romanian Nereșnița )
- Ternowo (Ukrainian Терново , Romanian Târnova )
- Column (Ukrainian Колодне , Romanian Darva )
- Ruske Pole (Ukrainian Руське Поле , Romanian Domneștii Mari )
- Dulowo (Ukrainian Дулово , Romanian Duleni )
- Oleksandriwka (Ukrainian Олександрівка , Romanian Sândreni )
- Danylowo (Ukrainian Данилово , Romanian Dănilești )
- Krajnykowo (Ukrainian Крайниково , Romanian Crăinicești )
- Sokyrnyzja (Ukrainian Сокирниця , Romanian Săclânța )
- Stebliwka (Ukrainian Стеблівка , Romanian Duboșari )
- Nyschnje Selyschtsche (Ukrainian Нижнє селище , Romanian Săliștea de Jos )
literature
- Das Erbe der Welt , Verlag Wolfgang Kunth GmbH, Munich 2003/2004, ISBN 3-933405-96-3 .
Web links
Cultural heritage: villages with fortified churches in Transylvania (1993/1999) | Horezu Monastery (1993) | Churches in Moldova (1993/2010) | Historic Center of Sighișoara (1999) | Maramureș wooden churches (1999) | Dacian fortifications in the mountains of Orăştie (1999)
Natural heritage: Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (1991) | Old beech forests and primeval beech forests of the Carpathian Mountains and other regions of Europe (2017)