Proiect Engleza Maramures

1. Student: Dragnea Veronica- Georgiana
Grupa: 8317
Profesor: Frumuselu Mihai
Maramures
Universitatea de Stiinte Agronomice si Medicina
Veterinara, Bucuresti
Facultatea de Inginerie si Management in Alimentatie
Publica si Agroturism

2. Content:
 Facts about Maramures
 Highlights
 Carved Wooden Gates
 Merry Cemetery
 Wooden Churches
 Traditional food
 Bibliography

3. Facts about Maramures
 Location: Northwest Romania
 Area: 6,662 miles
 Population: Approximately 550,000
 Main cities: Baia Mare, Sighetu Marmatiei
 Climate: Temperate continental with rich
precipitation in the summertime and abundant
snow in the wintertime

4. Highlights
 The northwestern Romanian region of Maramures is
home to many villages where century-old traditions are
still part of daily life. The inhabitants of this area have
preserved, to an amazing extent, the rural culture and
crafts of their Dacian ancestors.

5. Carved Wooden Gates
 The local craftsmanship can be
best observed in the
monumental Maramures gates,
guarding the entry to the
houses.
 Supported by three columns,
they feature traditional
ornamental motifs, including the
sun and the twisted rope - both
symbols of life and continuity.
 Some of the most beautiful
wooden gates are found in the
villages of Vadu Izei, Desesti,
Giulesti, Budesti, Sarbi, Barsana
and Oncesti.

6. Merry Cemetery
 The spiritual philosophy of the people of Maramures is
perhaps nowhere more apparent than in Sapanta. The
town folks' ancestors considered death as a beginning,
not the end, and this faith is reflected in the carvings in
the town's unique Merry Cemetery

7. Wooden Churches
 As it has for hundreds of
years, social life in
Maramures continues to
revolve around the village
church.
 The Wooden Churches of
Maramures- in Surdesti,
Plopis, Rogoz, Ieud,
Poeinile Izei, Barsana,
Budesti and Desesti -
have been recognized by
UNESCO as some of the
most important sites of
world heritage.

8. Traditional food
 It is a
Maramures
custom to
welcome
travelers and
guests with
homemade
breads and a
small glass
of horinca - a
traditional
double-distilled
local plum or
other fruit
brandy. Other
local specialties
include smoked
bacon and
fresh ewe's milk
cheese.
 A very tasty
dish in this area
is balmos, oven
baked and
mixed with
ewe's milk
cheese or
cheese
fermented in
special wooden
or clay pots and
served
alongside warm
polenta.

9. Bibliography:
 http://romaniatourism.com/maramures.html
 http://www.romanianmonasteries.org/ro/maramur
es
 http://baboumaramures.com/maramures/
 http://discover-maramures.com/en/