Saint Parascheva Church

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Saint Parascheva Church is a Romanian Orthodox church in Desești Commune, Maramureș County, Romania. Built in 1770, it is one of eight buildings that make up the wooden churches of Maramureș UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is also listed as a historic monument by the country's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. ()

Local name: Biserica de lemn din Desești Unesco: from 1999Area: 21.76 acres (0.034 mi²)Coordinates: 47°46'26"N, 23°51'18"E

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MaramureșRomania

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Saint Parascheva Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Budești Josani church, The Wooden Church of Breb, Sârbi Susani church, Biserica de Iemm Sf. Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril.

5.6 miSE
Church,
Budești Josani church
143 min walk • The church of Saint Nicholas in Budești Josani in the village of Budeşti in the region of Maramureș, Cosău valley in Romania is representative of the characteristic wooden churches of Maramureș with double eaves. It is one of eight wooden churches of Maramureș that UNESCO has listed as a World Heritage Site.
2.9 miSE
Church
The Wooden Church of Breb, Breb
74 min walk • The wooden church in the village of Breb, Ocna Șugatag commune, Maramureș county, dedicated to "Saints Archangels Michael and Gabriel", was built in 1622 and is on the list of historical monuments, code LMI MM-II-a-A-04529.
4.1 miSE
Church
Sârbi Susani church
105 min walk • The Sârbi Susani church stands in the village of Sârbi, Budești commune, in the Cosău valley of Maramureș County, in the historical region of Maramureș, now in Romania. This church is a surviving representative of the oldest wooden churches of Maramureș: those with only one level of eaves.
2.1 miE
Church
Biserica de Iemm Sf. Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril
55 min walk • The wooden church in the village of Hoteni, commune of Ocna Șugatag, Maramureș county is dedicated to "Saints Archangels Michael and Gabriel". The church was built in 1790 in the village of Slatina in today's Ukraine, from where it was brought...
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Gutâi Mountains
138 min walk • The Gutin Mountains are a mountain range within the Vihorlat-Gutin Area of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. They are centered in Maramureș County in Romania, bordering Satu Mare County, and also stretching further towards northwest as the Oaș Mountains, reaching border with Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine.

Saint Parascheva Church

Facts and practical information

Saint Parascheva Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Budești Josani church

The Wooden Church of Breb, Breb

Sârbi Susani church

Biserica de Iemm Sf. Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril

Gutâi Mountains