The Church of the Holy Parasceve in Poienile Izei is a wooden church of Maramureş built in 1632. The church was painted by local painters at the end of the 18th century. The porch was added in the first half of the 19th century and at the end of the same century, rectangular windows between the naves were built.
The Hill Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Ieud (to be distinguished from the Valley church in the same village) was built by the local noble family Balea at the beginning of the 17th century. The church's interior wall paintings are renowned for their quality and were restored between 2007 and 2009.
The church of St. Nicholas of Budeşti Josani is a wooden church of Maramureş. Built around 1643, its wall paintings date from 1762. The church houses objects that belonged to Pintea the Brave, a famous 17th century local hero.
The wooden church of the old Bârsana monastery was built around 1711 and has interior paintings dating back to 1806. In 1999, the church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List along with seven other wooden churches of Maramureş, a county of northern Romania.
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