Șișești
Șișești is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bontăieni, Cetățele, Dănești, Negreia, Plopiș, Șișești, and Șurdești.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: commune of Romania with 5,560 residents
- Description: commune in Maramureș County, Romania
- Also known as: “109096”, “Comuna Sisesti”, “Comuna Şişeşti”, and “Șișești, Maramureș”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Wooden Church of Șurdești and The Wooden Church of Plopiș.
The Wooden Church of Șurdești
Church
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The Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel is a Greek-Catholic church in Șurdești village, Șișești Commune, Maramureș County, Romania. Built in 1721, 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.
The Wooden Church of Plopiș
Church
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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, and is also listed as a historic monument by the country's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Șurdești and Șișești.
Șișești
- Location: Maramureș, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Volapük—“Șișești” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Șișești (Maramureș)”
- Basque: “Șișești”
- Cebuano: “Comuna Șișești”
- Chechen: “Шишешть (коммуна)”
- Chechen: “Шишешть”
- Chinese: “Şişeşti”
- Chinese: “希謝什蒂鄉”
- Czech: “Șișești”
- Dutch: “Șișești”
- Esperanto: “Șișești”
- French: “Șișești”
- Hungarian: “Lacfalu község”
- Irish: “Șișești”
- Italian: “Șișești”
- Malay: “Şişeşti, Maramureş”
- Malay: “Șișești, Maramureș”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Șișești”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Șișești i Maramureș”
- Polish: “Șișești (gmina w okręgu Marmarosz)”
- Polish: “Șișești”
- Portuguese: “Șișești”
- Romanian: “Comuna Șișești, Maramureș”
- Romanian: “Șișești”
- Serbian: “Општина Шишешти”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Șișești, Maramureș”
- Spanish: “Șișești”
- Tatar: “Шишешть (коммуна)”
- Tatar: “Шишешть”
- Turkish: “Șișești”
- Ukrainian: “Шишешть (комуна, Марамуреш)”
- Ukrainian: “Шишешть”
- Vietnamese: “Sisesti, Maramureș”
- Vietnamese: “Șișești, Maramureș”
- Volapük: “Șișești”
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