Poienile Izei

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Maramureș

|name = Poienile Izei

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|image_skyline = Biserica de lemn din Poiana Izei.jpg

|image_caption = Poienile Izei wooden church

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|image_map = Poienile Izei jud Maramures.jpg

|map_caption = Location in Maramureș County

|leader_name = Mirela Bîrlea{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=14 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|leader_party = Independent

|leader_term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|47|42|N|24|7|E|region:RO|display=it}}

|elevation = 525

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|area_total = 16.45

|population_total = auto

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|postal_code = 437215

|area_code = +(40) 262

|website = {{URL|https://poienileizei.com/}}

}}

Poienile Izei ({{langx|hu|Sajómező}} or {{langx|hu|Sajópolyána}}, {{langx|yi|פאליען-גלאד|Polien-Glod}}) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune is composed of a single village, Poienile Izei, which was part of Botiza Commune until being split off in 1995.

At the 2002 census, the commune had 1,028 inhabitants, of which 99.9% were Romanians and 0.1% Ukrainians, all being Romanian Orthodox. By the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 940. At the 2021 census, Poienile Izei had a population of 792; of those, 97.73% were Romanians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}

The commune's Saint Parascheva Church was built in 1700 and is one of eight Wooden churches of Maramureș that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/904|website=whc.unesco.org|title=Wooden Churches of Maramureș}}

References

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{{Maramureș County}}

Category:Communes in Maramureș County

Category:Localities in Romanian Maramureș

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