Botiza

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Botiza is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune is well known for its handmade wool carpets. It is composed of a single village, Botiza, also including Poienile Izei until the latter was split off to form a separate commune in 1995. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2.9 thous.Area: 28.88 mi²Coordinates: 47°39'60"N, 24°9'0"E

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MaramureșRomania

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Botiza – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ieud Hill Church, Saint Parascheva Church, The Wooden Church of Bogdan Vodă, Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavriil.

4.1 miE
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Ieud Hill Church, Ieud
104 min walk • The Ieud Hill Church, dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin, is a Romanian Orthodox church in Ieud Commune, Maramureș County, Romania.
2.8 miNW
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Saint Parascheva Church
72 min walk • Saint Parascheva Church is a Romanian Orthodox church in Poienile Izei Commune, Maramureș County, Romania. Built in 1700, 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.
5.7 miE
Church
The Wooden Church of Bogdan Vodă
147 min walk • The wooden church of St. Nicholas in Cuhea is believed to have been built in 1718. Unlike most Maramures churches, which are located on hills, the church of St. Nicholas is in the middle of the village, in the middle of the old cemetery.
5.9 miNE
Church
Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavriil
151 min walk • The wooden church in Rozavlea, Rozavlea commune, Maramureș county, dates from 1717. Old Greek-Catholic place of worship, dedicated to "Saints Archangels Michael and Gabriel". The church is on the new list of historical monuments under code...
3.8 miE
Church
Ieud Plain Church, Ieud
97 min walk • The second wooden church in Ieud, in the plain or valley, an old Greek-Catholic place of worship, was built, according to archival documents in 1712, but tradition says in 1717. The interior was decorated in Byzantine style in 1765 by the painter...
~900 ftNE
Church
The Wooden Church of Botiza
5 min walk • Church dedicated to St. Paraskiewy - a historic Orthodox auxiliary church in the village of Botiza. It belongs to the All Saints' parish in Botiza, which is part of the deanery Vișeu de Sus of the Eparchy of Marmarosz and the Ship...
5.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lăpuș Mountains
130 min walk • The Lăpuș Mountains are a group of mountains in the Eastern Carpathians, located in the northern Romanian regions of Maramureș and Bukovina. The maximum elevation of these mountains is around 1,800m and a river also with the name Lăpuş runs through the valley.