Botiza
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Botiza | |
|---|---|
| Botiza Monastery (1998) Botiza Monastery (1998) | |
| Location in Maramureș County Location in Maramureș County | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |
| Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Maramureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Florea Poienar[1] (CMM) |
Area | 74.8 km2 (28.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 483 m (1,585 ft) |
| Population (Lua error in Module:Settlement_Wikidata at line 197: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).)Lua error in Module:Settlement_Wikidata at line 197: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Settlement_Wikidata at line 197: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 437065 |
| Area code | +(40) x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | MM |
| Website | primariabotiza |
Botiza (Hungarian: Batiza, Yiddish: בוטיזה) 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. It also included Poienile Izei until that was split off to form a separate commune in 1995.
The commune is located in the central part of the county, in the southwestern foothills of the Maramureș Mountains, at an altitude of 483 m (1,585 ft). It is crossed by county roads DJ171A and DJ171D; the city of Sighetu Marmației is 40 km (25 mi) to the northwest, while the county seat, Baia Mare, is 66 km (41 mi) to the west.
At the 2021 census, Botiza had a population of 2,373; of those, 96.25% were ethnic Romanians.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]-
Botiza
-
Houses near the village center
-
Wooden church (1699)
-
All Saints Orthodox church in Botiza
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Botiza.
