Ieud

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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; 24.23361Coordinates: 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
 (2011)[1]
4,318
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MM

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 , 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 . 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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