Wooden church in Botiza, Maramureș, Wooden Orthodox church in Botiza, Maramureș County, Romania

The wooden church in Botiza has a rectangular nave and pronaos, a lower polygonal apse, and an open western porch wider than usual in Maramureș. A double-eaved roof with a continuous inner eave encircles the building, and a bell tower with a gallery and slender spire rises above the pronaos. A carved twisted-rope frieze runs around the exterior walls.

The building was originally constructed in 1699 in Vișeul de Jos by nobleman Ștefan Pop and relocated to Botiza in 1899 to replace an older wooden structure from the 16th century. This relocation preserved the historic structure and made it accessible to the Botiza community.

The interior was restored and painted in 1899 by Dionisie Iuga and his daughter Aurelia, icon painters from Nicula, mostly with floral motifs. The iconostasis painting is older than the wall painting. On the back of the entrance door is a painting of Death with a scythe, by an unknown artist, beside moralising inscriptions.

The church is easy to access and offers good views of the architectural structure and interior details. Visitors should allow time to examine the carved wooden decorations at the entrance portal and the wall paintings throughout the space.

The entrance features intricate wooden carvings with twisted rope patterns, incised triangles, and rosettes framing the portal. These fine details showcase traditional Romanian wooden craftsmanship techniques that have been preserved in this structure.