Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Overview
These eight churches are outstanding examples of a range of architectural solutions from different periods and areas. They show the variety of designs and craftsmanship adopted in these narrow, high, timber constructions with their characteristic tall, slim clock towers at the western end of the building, either single- or double-roofed and covered by shingles. As such, they are a particular vernacular expression of the cultural landscape of this mountainous area of northern Romania.
About Wooden Churches of Maramureş
The wooden churches of Maramureș in the Maramureș region of northern Transylvania are a group of almost one hundred Orthodox churches, and occasionally Greek-Catholic ones, of different architectural solutions from different periods and areas. The Maramureș churches are high timber constructions with characteristic tall, slim bell towers at the western end of the building. They are a particular vernacular expression of the cultural landscape of this mountainous area of northern Romania.
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Components(8 locations)
- •Church of Saint Nicholas904-002
- •Church of the Holy Paraskeva904-003
- •Church of the Holy Parasceve904-006
- •Church of the Holy Archangels904-005
- •Church of the Holy Archangels904-007
- •Church of the Holy Archangels904-008
- •Church of the Nativity of the Virgin904-004
- •Church of the Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple904-001
Details
- Countries
- Romania
- ISO Codes
- RO
- Coordinates
- 47.8208, 24.0558
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