Type: | commune |
County: | Maramureș |
Poienile Izei | |
Leader Name: | Mirela Bîrlea[1] |
Leader Party: | Independent |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 47.7°N 31°W |
Elevation: | 525 |
Area Total: | 16.45 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 437215 |
Area Code: | +(40) 262 |
Poienile Izei (hu|Sajómező or hu|Sajópolyána, 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.[2]
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.[3]