Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Also known as Eglises en bois de Maramures, Églises en bois de maramures, Églises en bois de Maramureş, Ensemble « Églises en bois de Maramures »
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Romania
Inscribed
1999
Area
9 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Wooden Churches of Maramureş is about 40 km north-east of Baia Mare. The nearest other World Heritage site is Limes Dacicus, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Baia Mare · about 137,000 peopleabout 40 km south-west
- Bistrița · about 81,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
- Satu Mare · about 112,000 peopleabout 85 km west
- Zalău · about 63,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Cluj-Napoca · about 317,000 peopleabout 120 km south
- Ivano-Frankivsk · about 241,000 peopleabout 130 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
RomaniaCultural98 km away
RomaniaCultural141 km away
UkraineCultural149 km away
RomaniaCultural187 km away
RomaniaCultural191 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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