Șișești () is a commune in

Maramureș County Maramureș County () is a county (județ) in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...

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. It is composed of seven villages: Bontăieni (''Pusztatelek''), Cetățele (''Györkefalva''), Dănești (''Bajfalu''), Negreia (''Nyegrefalva''), Plopiș (''Nyárfás''), Șișești, and Șurdești (''Dióshalom''). The commune is located in the central part of Maramureș County, just south of

Baia Sprie Baia Sprie (; , ) is a town in Maramureș County, northern Romania. Baia Sprie is situated at a distance of from Baia Mare and belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. The town administers three villages: Chiuzbaia (''Kisbánya''), Satu Nou ...

and east of the county seat,

Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; ; ; ) is a Municipiu, city along the Săsar, Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania. It is situated about from Buchare ...

Demographics

In 2002, the commune had a population of 5,479, of whom 99.6% were ethnic

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. 55.3% were

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, 40.7% were

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, and 2.5% were

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. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 5,289, while at the 2021 census, there were 5,556 inhabitants.

Politics

Șișești is administrated by a Local Council formed by 15 councilors. The mayor is Ioan Mircea Tentiș, from PNL. Local Council is formed by 10 PNL councilors, 4 PSD, and an independent councilor.

Villages

Bontăieni

The first mention of the Bontăieni village was in 1648 as Pusztatelek. In 2011, the village population was 249.

Cetățele

The first mention of the Cetățele village was in 1411 as Gywkefalwa. In 2011, the village population was 624.

Dănești

The first mention of the Dănești village was in 1405 as Balkonia. In 2011, the village population was 627. In the

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, the teacher Pop Dariu (1877, Măgura Ilvei-1965) carried out a research on the existence of Romanian writings in more than 50 statuary churches. At Dănești (formerly in

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) he discovered a notebook where a book on Romanian history was copied after another manuscript from 1861 with an unidentified author. The book was written in winter time by Gabor Poduț, rummaged at the local church, and ended on January 8, 1871.

Plopiș

Plopiș has a Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, built in 1796; it is one of eight

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that are listed by

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as a

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."Wooden Churches of Maramureș".
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Șurdești

Surdești has a Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel belonging to the

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denomination and dates from the 18th century. It is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Natives

* Ioan Șișeștean (1936–2011), prelate of the Greek Catholic Church, bishop of the Diocese of Maramureș (1994–2011)

Notes

Communes in Maramureș County {{Maramureş-geo-stub