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The ethnographic area, perceived as belonging to the region of Maramureş is being identified with the depression that is recognized in the specialized literature as the Country of Maramureş, drained by the Tisa River and its tributaries Iza, Mara and Vişeu. From ethnographic point of view it may be considered as being representative for the Romanian area, having well preserved in situ genuine elements. This study points out the most representative elements specific only for the Maramureş area and which, due to some legislation lacks on the background of a wide process of globalization through cultural levelling, gradually lose the place specificity. The first place in this category belongs to the wooden churches and gates. These two elements began to be “exported” in the past years outside the limits of the Maramureş regional area, both in Romania and abroad. By identifying, assessing, quantifying, mapping and protecting these in situ and out situ goods, through the critical filter of some specialists outside the Romanian area we plan on marking some solutions for preserving the genuine elements and separate them from those distorting the concept of ‘Maramureş wooden church’ and ‘Maramureş wooden gate’ from structural, stylistic and architectural point of view.

Keywords: Maramureş wooden church, Maramureş wooden gate, “Maramureş Land”, genuine, traditional.