It has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999, is a listed monument of national value and holds 4.7 on Google from more than 790 reviews.
About the place
The church stands on a rocky hill in the village's old cemetery, about 44 km from Sighetu Marmației. It was built by the noble Balea family, and tree-ring dating carried out in 1997 places it in the 1610s, making it one of the oldest surviving wooden churches in Maramureș. In 1921 the Ieud Codex was found in its attic, a manuscript some historians have called the first text written in Romanian.
Paintings cover the whole interior, in the altar, nave and narthex, and are attributed to the painter Alexandru Ponehalschi in the second half of the 18th century; they were restored between 2007 and 2009. The church has been on the UNESCO list since 1999 and is listed as monument MM-II-m-A-04588. It holds 4.7 on Google from about 795 reviews.
Good to know
- Google gives visiting hours of Monday to Saturday 9:30-13:30 and 14:30-18:00, Sunday 14:00-18:00; if the door is shut during these hours, call the numbers posted at the church.
- The valley church, from 1717, stands in the village centre about 500 metres away and is also a listed monument.
- The Museum of the Romanian Peasant Woman in Dragomirești is about 7 km away; you can see both in one day.
Opening hours
Opening hours are not confirmed. Check the venue's website before you go.