Marincuta Maria Izabela Grupa 8119

1. BarsanaVillage
Universitatea de Stiinte Agronomice
si MedicinaVeterinara
IMAPA
Grupa 8119
Marincuta Maria Izabela

2. Bârsana is one of the bigger communes in Maramureş, and one of
the most important villages in the valley of the Iza River. The
church, which now stands on a small hill surrounded by an
orchard, is one of the eight churches on the UNESCO World
Heritage List.
The name bârsan means a shepherd who keeps sheep with thick
long wool, and the word became a surname during medieaval
times. The village of Bârsana is referred to as the property of
kneaz Stanislau, son of Stan Bârsan in documents of 1326 and
1346.

3. • The church is very dark inside.
The very small and low pronaos is
without any windows at all. The
naos is much more spacious, with
a high barrel vault, but also here
not much light enters.
• The monastery had by that time
existed for some centuries, for a
document of 6 November 1405
mentions a field of the monastery.
The church was used for monastic
purposes until 1791, when the
monastery was abolished. In 1802,
the villagers decided to move the
unused church to the middle of the
community.