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Ieud

Coordinates: 47°40′40″N 24°14′1″E / 47.67778°N 24.23361°E / 47.67778; 24.23361
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Ieud
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, romanizedYoid 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

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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

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References

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  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.