Ieud

For the river in Maramureș County, see Ieud (river).
Ieud
Commune
Wooden church
Wooden church
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Ieud is located in Romania
Ieud
Ieud
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°40′40″N 24°14′1″E / 47.67778°N 24.23361°E / 47.67778; 24.23361
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Area
75.80 km2 (29.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,061
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MM

Ieud (Hungarian: Jód, Yiddish: יועד, romanized: Yoid or Jood) 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.

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 rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  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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