Budești, Maramureș

Commune in Maramureș, Romania

Budești

Commune

Wooden church of Saint Nicholas in Budești Josani

Location in Maramureș County

Budești

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 47°43′50″N 23°56′40″E﻿ / ﻿47.73056°N 23.94444°E﻿ / 47.73056; 23.94444
Country| Romania
County| Maramureș
Subdivisions| Budești, Sârbi
Government

• Mayor (2020–2024) | Simion Pop[1] (PNL)
Area

| 84.51 km2 (32.63 sq mi)
Elevation

| 555 m (1,821 ft)
Population

(2021-12-01)[2]

| 2,894
• Density| 34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code|

437070

Area code| +40 x59
Vehicle reg.| MM
Website| www.comuna-budesti.ro

Budești (Hungarian: Budfalva or Budfalu, Yiddish: בודשט, romanized: Budesht or Budest) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Budești and Sârbi (Hungarian: Szerfalva or Szerfalu, Yiddish: סערב, romanized: Sarb or Serb).

## Geography

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The commune is located in the central part of Maramureș County, 44 km (27 mi) northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare, and lies on the banks of the river Cosău. County road DJ109F [ro] connects Budești with the town of Cavnic, 17 km (11 mi) away, through the Neteda Pass [ro]. The road features a gravity hill, where the layout of the surrounding land produces an optical illusion, making the 8% downhill slope appear to be an uphill slope.[3]

## Churches

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The 17th-century wooden church of Saint Nicholas, Budești Josani is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș that UNESCO has listed as a World Heritage Site.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1880 | 2,570| —
1900 | 3,446| +34.1%
1910 | 3,677| +6.7%
1930 | 3,713| +1.0%
1956 | 3,681| −0.9%
1977 | 4,040| +9.8%
1992 | 3,988| −1.3%
2002 | 3,470| −13.0%
2011 | 3,055| −12.0%
2021 | 2,894| −5.3%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,894, of which 97.1% were ethnic Romanians.[5]

## Natives

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* Tit Bud (1846–1917), Romanian Greek Catholic priest and author

## References

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1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. ^ "S-a deslușit cauza ciudatului fenomen de pe drumul dintre Cavnic și Budești". www.emaramures.ro (in Romanian). August 10, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
4. ^ "Wooden Churches in Maramureș". www.cimec.ro. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
5. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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Maramureș County, Romania

Cities|

* Baia Mare (county seat)
* Sighetu Marmației

Towns|

* Baia Sprie
* Borșa
* Cavnic
* Dragomirești
* Săliștea de Sus
* Seini
* Șomcuta Mare
* Târgu Lăpuș
* Tăuții-Măgherăuș
* Ulmeni
* Vișeu de Sus

Communes|

* Ardusat
* Ariniș
* Asuaju de Sus
* Băița de sub Codru
* Băiuț
* Bârsana
* Băsești
* Bicaz
* Bistra
* Bocicoiu Mare
* Bogdan Vodă
* Boiu Mare
* Botiza
* Budești
* Călinești
* Câmpulung la Tisa
* Cernești
* Cicârlău
* Coaș
* Coltău
* Copalnic-Mănăștur
* Coroieni
* Cupșeni
* Desești
* Dumbrăvița
* Fărcașa
* Gârdani
* Giulești
* Groși
* Groșii Țibleșului
* Ieud
* Lăpuș
* Leordina
* Mireșu Mare
* Moisei
* Oarța de Jos
* Ocna Șugatag
* Oncești
* Petrova
* Poienile de sub Munte
* Poienile Izei
* Recea
* Remetea Chioarului
* Remeți
* Repedea
* Rona de Jos
* Rona de Sus
* Rozavlea
* Ruscova
* Săcălășeni
* Săcel
* Sălsig
* Săpânța
* Sarasău
* Satulung
* Șieu
* Șișești
* Strâmtura
* Suciu de Sus
* Vadu Izei
* Valea Chioarului
* Vima Mică
* Vișeu de Jos

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