Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Plopiș

Church of the Holy Archangels
UNESCO World Heritage site
Location Șișești, Maramureș County, Romania
Part of Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Criteria Cultural: (iv)
Reference 904-005
Inscription 1999 (23rd Session)
Area 0.29 ha (0.72 acres)
Buffer zone 10.1 ha (25 acres)
Coordinates 47°35′30″N 23°36′16″E / 47.59167°N 23.60444°E / 47.59167; 23.60444Coordinates: 47°35′30″N 23°36′16″E / 47.59167°N 23.60444°E / 47.59167; 23.60444
Location of Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Plopiș in Maramureș County
Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Plopiș (Romania)

The Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel is a Romanian Orthodox church in Plopiș village, Șișești Commune, Maramureș County, Romania. Built in 1798, it is one of eight buildings that make up the wooden churches of Maramureș UNESCO World Heritage Site,[1] and is also listed as a historic monument by the country's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[2]

Plopiș wooden church

References

  1. ↑ Wooden Churches of Maramureș at the UNESCO site
  2. ↑ (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Judeţul Maramureş, p.1713
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