Poienile de sub Munte (; ; or Havasmezà Â; ; ; ) is a commune in MaramureàCounty, MaramureÃÂ, Romania. It is one of the oldest places in MaramureÃÂ, being mentioned for the first time in 1353. It is the biggest commune in the county and is composed of a single village, Poienile de sub Munte.
The commune is located in the northeastern part of MaramureÃÂ County, on the border with Ukraine, east of the city of Sighetu MarmaÃÂiei and northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of , nestled within the , with an altitude of being reached at . The MaramureÃÂ Mountains Natural Park is partly located on the territory of the commune. The river Ruscova and its tributaries, the rivers SocolÃÂu and CvaÃÂniÃÂa, flow through Poienile de sub Munte.
is a Ruthenian hilltop settlement perched at about on a mountain pass without an access road, where farmers live without machines, electricity, or vehicles.
Etymology of the name of the locality: from Poiana (< subst. poiana "light in the forest", of Slavic origin) + de + sub + Munte (< appellative mountain < lat. mons, -tis). Literally, The Meadows under the Mountain.
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 9,291, of which 90.83% were Ukrainians and 1.54% ethnic Romanians.