Poienile de sub Munte
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{{Short description|Commune in Maramureș County, Romania}}
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Maramureș
|name = Poienile de sub Munte
|other_name = Русь Поляни
|image_flag =
|image_shield =
|image_skyline = Poienile under the Mountain, Maramures, Romania.jpg
|image_caption = Poenile de sub Munte from nearby massif in northeast
|image_map = Poienile de sub Munte jud Maramures.jpg
|map_caption = Location in Maramureș County
|established_date = 1353 (first attested)
|leader_name = Alexa Chifa{{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 = USR
|leader_term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|47|49|N|24|26|E|region:RO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
|elevation = 530
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max = 1957
|area_total = 293.36
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 437220
|area_code = (+40) 02 62
|website = {{URL|https://www.poieniledesubmunte.ro}}
}}
Poienile de sub Munte ({{langx|uk|Русь Поляни, Поляни or Полонина}}; {{langx|rue|Русь Поляни}}; {{langx|hu|Ruszpolyána}} or Havasmező; {{langx|pl|Ruska Polana}}; {{langx|de|Reußenau}}; {{langx|yi|פאליען-ריסקווה|Polien Riskeve}}) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is one of the oldest places in Maramureș, being mentioned for the first time in 1353. It is the biggest commune in the county and is composed of a single village, Poienile de sub Munte.
Geography
The commune is located in the northeastern part of Maramureș County, on the border with Ukraine, {{cvt|60|km}} east of the city of Sighetu Marmației and {{cvt|105|km}} northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of {{cvt|530|m}}, nestled within the {{ill|Maramureș Mountains|ro|Munții Maramureșului}}, with an altitude of {{cvt|1957|m}} being reached at {{ill|Farcău Peak|ro|Vârful Farcău, Munții Maramureșului}}. The Maramureș Mountains Natural Park is partly located on the territory of the commune. The river Ruscova and its tributaries, the rivers Socolău and Cvașnița, flow through Poienile de sub Munte.
{{ill|Obcina (Maramureș)|lt=Obcina|de|Obcina (Maramureș)}} is a Ruthenian hilltop settlement perched at about {{cvt|1000|m}} on a mountain pass without an access road, where farmers live without machines, electricity, or vehicles.
Etymology
Etymology of the name of the locality: from Poiana (< subst. poiana "light in the forest", of Slavic origin) + de + sub + Munte (< appellative mountain < lat. mons, -tis). Literally, The Meadows under the Mountain.
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1880 |3674
|1900 |4807
|1910 |5226
|1930 |5644
|1956 |6298
|1977 |8776
|1992 |10561
|2002 |10033
|2011 |10073
|2021 |9291
}}
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 9,291, of which 90.83% were Ukrainians and 1.54% ethnic 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}}
Natives
- Ioan Dzițac (1953 – 2021), mathematician and computer scientist
External links
- {{YouTube|id=abiTz7_ckS8|title=Obcina. Part 1 of the "Ruthenian Trilogy": The most spectacular mountain village of Maramureș}}
- {{YouTube|id=kBzkngZO1Nk|title=Ukrainian wooden church from Poienile de sub Munte}}
- {{YouTube|id=iJIq27edk7I|title=The world up close, Poienile de sub Munte}}
References
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{{Gallery
|File:RO MM Poienile de sub Munte 34.jpg|Ukrainian wooden church of the Transfiguration
|File:Poienile biserica2.jpg|The new Ukrainian church
|File:RO MM Poienile de sub Munte 25.jpg|Stone church
|File:Poienile de Sub Munte Obcina 03 2009.JPG|Obcina hamlet
}}
{{Maramureș County}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Communes in Maramureș County
Category:Localities in Romanian Maramureș