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Baia Mare
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capital of Maramureș County, Transylvania, in north-western Romania
Baia Mare is a city in northwestern Romania that serves as the capital of Maramureș County, located in the Transylvania region. It is a significant urban center in an area known for its cultural heritage and mountain landscapes.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Baia Mare
- Country
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Located in
- Maramureș County
- Population
- 140000
- Area
- 236
- Elevation
- 228
- Time zone
- Eastern European Summer Time
- Official website
- www.baiamare.ro
- Image
- Baia Mare - The city seen from Stephens Tower.jpg
- Dialing code
- 262
- Licence plate code
- MM
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- Commons category
- Baia Mare
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Baia Mare
- topic's main category
- Category:Baia Mare
- contains settlement
- Valea Neagră
- twinned administrative body
- Bielsko-Biała
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Baia Mare
- inception
- 1327-00-00
- postal code
- 430011–430435
- native label
- Frauenbach
- phone number
- +40-262211001
- street address
- Str. Gh. Sincai nr. 37
- P8168
- Antonella Bellutti
- population by native language
- 8425
- P12749
- Dejen Gebremeskel
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- historical region
- Transylvania
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Encyclopedic overview
Baia Mare ( US: /ˌbɑːjə ˈmɑːrə/ BAH-yə MAR-ə, Romanian: [ˈbaja ˈmare] ; Hungarian: Nagybánya; German: Frauenbach; Latin: Rivulus Dominarum) is a city in northwestern Romania, the capital and largest municipality of Maramureș County. It lies on the Săsar River and serves as an important economic, cultural, and educational centre of the historical region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania.
Located south of the Igniș Mountains and Gutin Mountains, Baia Mare is situated approximately 600 kilometres (370 miles) northwest of Bucharest, 70 kilometres (43 miles) from the border with Hungary, and 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the border with Ukraine. According to the 2021 Romanian census, Baia Mare had a population of 108,759 inhabitants, making it one of the largest cities in northern Romania.
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