Şişeşti, Maramureş

Wooden church in Plopiş

Şişeşti
—  Commune  —
Şişeşti
Coordinates: 47°37′48″N 23°42′0″E / 47.63°N 23.7°E / 47.63; 23.7
Country	Romania
County	Maramureş County
Population (2002)[1]	5,479
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Şişeşti (Hungarian: Lacfalu) is a commune in Maramureş County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bontăieni (Pusztatelek), Cetăţele (Györkefalva), Dăneşti (Bajfalu), Negreia (Nyegrefalva), Plopiş (Nyárfás), Şişeşti and Şurdeşti (Dióshalom).

In 2002, the commune had a population of 5479, of whom 99.6% were ethnic Romanians. 55.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 40.7% were Greek-Catholic, and 2.5% were Pentecostal.

Plopiş

Plopiş has a Church of the Holy Archangels, built in 1796; it is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureş that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.^[2]

Şurdeşti

Surdeşti has a Church of the Holy Archangels belonging to the Romanian Greek-Catholic denomination and dates from the 18th century. It is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureş listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} "Wooden Churches of Maramureş". UNESCO. Accessed September 28, 2008.

Coordinates: 47°37′48″N 23°42′0″E / 47.63°N 23.7°E / 47.63; 23.7