Syhot Marmaroski is a city on the border with Ukraine, known primarily for one of the largest Romanian open-air museums. It is also a good base for exploring this traditional region with many wooden churches and picturesque villages.
From the beginning of its existence, Syhot was on the border of the influence of various countries of Central and Eastern Europe. On the one hand, it gave a good chance for development as a commercial center, and on the other hand, it exposed it to invasions and destruction in subsequent wars. Therefore, although quite a lot of historic buildings have survived to this day, they do not form a compact old town.
From the 17th century, Syhota Marmaroski was inhabited by a large Jewish community, which was murdered by the Germans during World War II. Her memories are the remains of the cemetery, the Moorish-style synagogue and the Memorial House of Elie Wiesel , an American writer and journalist, Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was born in Syhota in 1928.
After World War II, the communist authorities established a prison in Syhota of Marmarosh for intellectuals, journalists and artists who were unfavorable to the new authorities. It operated until 1977, and now houses the Museum of Victims of Communism and the Resistance Movement , which documents the history of Romania's communist system.
The main attraction of Syhoto of Marmarosh is the Museum of the Maramura Village , which shows the folk culture of the inhabitants of mountain villages from all over the region. There is also the MarmaroshMuseum and the Ethnographic Museum of the Maramures Region . Among the historic buildings, the Reformed Church and the Church of St. The Apostles Michael and Gabriel .
