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Botiza

Botiza
Commune
Coordinates: 47°40′N 24°09′E / 47.667°N 24.150°E / 47.667; 24.150Coordinates: 47°40′N 24°09′E / 47.667°N 24.150°E / 47.667; 24.150
Country Romania
County Maramureș County
Component villages Botiza
Government
 • Mayor Florea Poienar (since 2012)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,717

Botiza (Hungarian: Batiza) is a commune in Maramureș County, northern Romania. The commune is well known for the handmade wool carpets. It is composed of a single village, Botiza, also including Poienile Izei until the latter was split off to form a separate commune in 1995.

Houses near the village center

Wooden church (1699)

Monastery (1998)



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