Plopiș

Maramureș County · Romania
Plopiș — photo 1

Photos: Holy Archangels Church, Plopiș: UNESCO wooden church

Plopiș is a village in Romania.

Population: 498 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Cavnic – Creasta CocoșuluiModerateOne-dayMarkedCavnic Creasta CocoșuluiElevation profile611–1 379 m7.1 kmascent 766 m≈ 3 h walking8.4 km from the centreBaia Sprie – Poiana BouluiModerateOne-dayMarkedBaia Sprie Poiana BouluiElevation profile410–996 m8.6 kmascent 585 m≈ 3 h walking9.7 km from the centreGutâi Pass – Neteda PassModerateOne-dayMarkedGutâi Pass Neteda PassElevation profile983–1 443 m12.6 kmascent 559 m≈ 4 h walking12 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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Gutâiul MarePeakGutâiul MareCavnicaltitude 1 443 m · Volcanic Carpathians range14 km from the centreGutâiul Mare (Romanian: Vârful Gutâiul Mare, also simply Gutâi) is the highest summit of the volcanic Gutâi Mountains in Maramureș County, 1,443 m above sea level.

What to visit

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Holy Archangels Church, Plopiș: UNESCO wooden churchChurchHoly Archangels Church, Plopiș: UNESCO wooden churchPlopișunder 1 km from the centreThe villagers were known as skilled carpenters, and at the end of the 18th century they set about building a new church to replace the old one.Holy Archangels Church, Șurdești: UNESCO wooden churchChurchHoly Archangels Church, Șurdești: UNESCO wooden churchȘurdești1.1 km from the centreIts main landmark is the wooden church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, one of the eight churches inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as the...Holy Archangels Church, Rogoz: UNESCO wooden churchChurchHoly Archangels Church, Rogoz: UNESCO wooden churchRogoz18 km from the centreHere, outside historic Maramureș, stands the Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, one of the eight inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as...St Nicholas' Church, Budești-Josani: UNESCO wooden churchChurchSt Nicholas' Church, Budești-Josani: UNESCO wooden churchBudești20 km from the centreThe largest church of historic Maramureș The village of Budești lies in the valley of the Cosău river at the foot of the Gutâi Mountains, about 30 km south of Sighetu...St Paraskeva's Church, Desești: UNESCO wooden churchChurchSt Paraskeva's Church, Desești: UNESCO wooden churchDesești21 km from the centreIts wooden church of St Paraskeva is one of the eight inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as the "Wooden Churches of Maramureș".Eco Maramureș: craft tours to Breb, Sârbi and CălineștiEthno tours & guidesEco Maramureș: craft tours to Breb, Sârbi and CălineștiOcna Șugatag25 km from the centreEco Maramureș is an officially recognised ecotourism destination in the Mara and Cosău valleys and the Gutâi Mountains, between Sighetu Marmației and Baia Mare.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

1 210 mSpringSpring below MogoșaȚibleș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
  • Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
  • Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
  • Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
  • Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.

By car

Rakhiv – Sighetu Marmației ≈45 km, ≈56 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Sighetu Marmației ≈162 km, ≈2 h 53 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sighetu Marmației ≈179 km, ≈3 h 16 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.