Maramureş, the region which covers the Maramureş Depression and the surrounding
Carpathian mountains, along the upper
Tisa River,
now dividedbetweenRomaniaand Ukraine, with autonomous traditions since the Middle Ages, is one of the places where traditional log building wasn't interrupted and where a rich heritage in wood survives. Its well-preserved wooden villages and churches (eight of them were designated an UNESCO World Heritage site -
Wooden churches of Maramureş), its traditional lifestyle, and the local colourful dresses still in use make Maramureş as near to a living museum as can be found in Europe. Therefore, in Maramureş wooden carving was and is on a place of honor among traditional crafts.
Alexandru Perţa-Cuza is the long-lasting wood craftsman in
Târgu Lăpuş (do this for six decades), known among Romanians in communities around the border for his triptychs.
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