Baia Sprie
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| County | Maramureş County | ||
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| Status | Town | ||
| Mayor | Valer Barboloviciu, National Liberal Party, since 2004 | ||
| Area | 96 km² | ||
| Population (2002) | 16,626 | ||
| Density | 173 inh/km² | ||
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| Web site | http://www.baiasprie.com/ | ||
Baia Sprie (Hungarian: Felsőbánya, German: Mittelstadt) is a town in the Maramureş County, northern Romania.
There are four settlements under the same township's administration of Baia Sprie: the town proper and the villages of Chiuzbaia, Satu Nou de Sus, and Tăuţii de Sus. Neighbouring communities are the city of Baia Mare and the villages of Grosi, Dumbrăviţa, Siseşti, and Deseşti. Of the township's total population, about 11,500 live in the town of Baia Sprie, with a Romanian majority and a Hungarian minority of about 28%.
[edit] History
The first written mention of the settlement is from 1329 as "Civitas in medio monte". CITATION?/SOURCE? The town was in Szatmár County, in the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1567, it was annexed by Prince János Zsigmond, prince of Transylvania. In 1605-1606, 1621-1629, and 1645-1648 the town and the county were part of the Principality of Transylvania.
In the 1910 census, the following languages were spoken in the township: Hungarian language 93.8%, Romanian language 5.2%, and others 1.0%. At the same census the following religions were represented: Roman Catholic 52.1%, Greek Catholic 28.1%, Calvinist 13.3%, Judaism 6.1%, and others 0.5%.
From the 1919/1920 (Treaty of Trianon) to the 1940 (Second Decision in Vienna) the town was part of the Kingdom of Romania. Between 1940 and 1944 it was part of Hungary but The Treaty of Paris (1947) reallocated it to Romania. The township belonged alternately to the Baia Mare Region (in 1952-1960);Maramureş Region (1960-1968) and, as of 1968, Maramureş County.
External Links http://www.baiasprie.com/
