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Also known as Kapnikbánya, Kapnik, Kapnikbanya

Cavnic (; ) is a former mining town located in the valley of the river Cavnic, east of Baia Mare, in Maramureș County, northern Romania. Part of the Baia Mare metropolitan area, the town covers , at altitudes ranging from above sea level.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
town
Romanian subdivision.county
Maramureș
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Cavnic
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Chalcopyrite on sphalerite (Bolut Mine, Cavnic, Romania).jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Chalcopyrite on sphalerite, Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Carnegie Museum of Natural History specimen CM27849
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Cavnic jud Maramures.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Maramureș County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Vladimir Petruț
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation
760
Romanian subdivision.elevation_min
500
Romanian subdivision.elevation_max
1500
Romanian subdivision.area_total
47.17
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
435000
Romanian subdivision.area_code
+40-(0)262

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Cavnic
Population
4264
Area
47.170000
Official website
www.cavnic.ro
Image
Biserica Sfanta Varvara din CavnicMM (11).JPG
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Commons category
Cavnic
postal code
435000
native label
Kapnik
phone number
+40-262295046
street address
str. 22 Decembrie nr. 7, Cavnic, jud. Maramureș
population by native language
271
email address
mailto:[email protected]
inception
1336-00-00
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Cavnic (; ) is a former mining town located in the valley of the river Cavnic, east of Baia Mare, in Maramureș County, northern Romania. Part of the Baia Mare metropolitan area, the town covers , at altitudes ranging from above sea level.

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