Șișești, Maramureș
Șișești | |
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Șișești Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 47°37′48″N 23°42′0″E / 47.63000°N 23.70000°ECoordinates: 47°37′48″N 23°42′0″E / 47.63000°N 23.70000°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Maramureș |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan Mircea Tentiș[1] (PNL) |
Area | 90.02 km2 (34.76 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 5,289 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 437325 |
Vehicle reg. | MM |
Șișești (Hungarian: Lacfalu) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bontăieni (Pusztatelek), Cetățele (Györkefalva), Dănești (Bajfalu), Negreia (Nyegrefalva), Plopiș (Nyárfás), Șișești and Șurdești (Dióshalom).
In 2002, the commune had a population of 5479, of whom 99.6% were ethnic Romanians. 55.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 40.7% were Greek-Catholic, and 2.5% were Pentecostal.
Politics[]
Șișești is administrated by a mayor a Local Council formed by 15 councilors. The actual mayor is Ioan Mircea Tentiș, from PNL. Local Council is formed by 10 PNL councilors, 4 PSD and an independent councilor.
Șișești[]
Bontăieni[]
The first mention of the Bontăieni village was in 1648 as Pusztatelek. In 2011, the village population was 249.
Cetățele[]
The first mention of the Cetățele village was in 1411 as Gywkefalwa. In 2011, the village population was 624.
Dănești[]
The first mention of the Dănești village was in 1405 as Balkonia. In 2011, the village population was 627.
In the interwar period, the teacher Pop Dariu (1877, Măgura Ilvei-1965) carried out a research on the existence of Romanian writings in more than 50 statuary churches. At Dănești (formerly in Satu Mare county) he discovered a notebook where a "Romanian history" was copied after another manuscript from 1861 with an unidentified author. The book was written in a winter time by Poduţ Gabor, rummaged at the local church and ended on January 8, 1871.
Negreia[]
Plopiș[]
Plopiș has a Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, built in 1796; it is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[3]
Șurdești[]
Surdești has a Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel belonging to the Romanian Greek-Catholic denomination and dates from the 18th century. It is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[3]
Notes[]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Wooden Churches of Maramureș". UNESCO. Accessed September 28, 2008.
- Communes in Maramureș County
- Maramureș County geography stubs