Ieud

Ieud (Hungarian: Jód, Yiddish: יועד) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune is situated in the central part of Maramureș County, on the banks of the Ieudișor, a tributary of the Iza River. It is composed of a single village, Ieud.

Ieud
Wooden church
Location in Maramureș County
Ieud
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°40′40″N 24°14′1″E
Country Romania
CountyMaramureș
Area
75.80 km2 (29.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
4,318
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MM

History

The commune was first mentioned in 1391 in a manuscript called the Codicele de la Ieud. This was found in Ieud's Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God.[2] The church is the oldest of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[3]

Natives

References

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. "UNESCO's World Heritage List from Romania". Cimec.ro. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  3. "Wooden Churches of Maramureş - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Whc.unesco.org. 1999-12-02. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
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