Ieud

Ieud
—  Commune  —
Ieud
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Maramureş County
Population (2002)[1] 4,223
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Ieud is a commune in Maramureş County in northern Romania. The commune is situated in the central part of Maramureş County, on the banks of the Ieudişor, a tributary of the Iza River. It is composed of a single village, Ieud.

History

The commune was first mentioned in 1391 in a manuscript called the Codicele de la Ieud. This was found in Ieud's Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God[1]. The church is the oldest of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureş that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[2]

References

  1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010