Ieud

Ieud (Hungarian: Jód, Yiddish: יועד, romanized: Yoid or Jood) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune is situated in the central part of Maramureș County, on the banks of the Ieudișor, a tributary of the Iza River. It is composed of a single village, Ieud.

For the river in Maramureș County, see Ieud (river).

Ieud
Commune
Wooden church
Location in Maramureș County
Ieud Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°40′40″N 24°14′1″E
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Area	75.80 km2 (29.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	4,061
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MM

History

The commune was first mentioned in 1391 in a manuscript called the Codicele de la Ieud. This was found in Ieud's Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God.^[2] The church is the oldest of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.^[3]

Natives

• Ștefan Hrușcă (born 1957), folk singer
• Victor Mihaly de Apșa (1841–1918), bishop