Baia
Sign in to saveBaia (; ; ) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 7,261 as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, namely Baia and Bogata. Located on the Moldova River, it was one of the earliest urban settlements in Moldavia.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- commune
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Suceava
- Romanian subdivision.name
- Baia
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU SV Baia CoA.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
- Biserica Alba din Baia9.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_caption
- The White Church () in Baia
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Baia jud Suceava.png
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Suceava County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Maria Tomescu
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 345
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 39
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.postal_code
- 727020
- Romanian subdivision.area_code
- (+40) 0230
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Baia (; ; ) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 7,261 as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, namely Baia and Bogata. Located on the Moldova River, it was one of the earliest urban settlements in Moldavia.
== Name == The Romanian baia and Hungarian bánya both mean "mine". Archeologists found traces of iron slag and coal, but only for a brief period before 14th century, before the arrival of the colonists. It is possible that it derives from the term Bania (from Ban, a political leader). Baia was mentioned for the first time in the Nestor chronicle under the name Bania.