Baia de Arieş

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Baia de Arieş
Location of Baia de Arieş
County Alba County
Status Town
Mayor Silviu Mirzan, Social Democratic Party , since 2004
Area 81 km²
Population (2002) 5,065
Density 62.5 inh/km²
Geographical coordinates 46°22′46″N, 23°16′47″E

Baia de Arieş (Hungarian: Aranyosbánya or Offenbánya, German: Offenburg) is a town in Alba County, Romania which encomprises also the villages of Sartăş, Brăzeşti, Muncel, Cioara De Sus and Simuleşti. With a population of 5,065, it was until 2004 a mining centre extracting mainly base metals but also arsenopyrite and pyrite-rich concentrate containing gold.

Baia de Arieş, seen from a nearby hill
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Baia de Arieş, seen from a nearby hill

The first writing about it is in a document of Charles I of Hungary since 1325. In the beginning of the 15th century it was declared free town. It lost this status later, but regained it in 1998.

Baia de Arieş's touristical objectives are the monument of nature tree known as the "Emperor's beech" and the Muncel Monastery.

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Coat of Arms of Alba County Localities in Alba County, Romania Coat of Arms of Alba Iulia

Municipalities: Alba Iulia | Aiud | Blaj | Sebeş

Towns: Abrud | Baia de Arieş | Câmpeni | Cugir | Ocna Mureş | Teiuş | Zlatna

Communes:

Albac | Almaşu Mare | Arieşeni | Avram Iancu | Berghin | Bistra | Blandiana | Bucium | Câlnic | Cenade | Cergău | Ceru-Băcăinţi | Cetatea de Baltă | Ciugud | Ciuruleasa | Crăciunelu de Jos | Cricău | Cut | Daia Română | Doştat | Fărău | Galda de Jos | Gârda de Sus | Gârbova | Hopârta | Horea | Ighiu | Întregalde | Jidvei | Livezile | Lupşa | Lopadea Nouă | Lunca Mureşului Meteş | Mihalţ | Mirăslău | Mogoş | Noşlac | Ocoliş | Ohaba | Pianu | Poiana Vadului | Ponor | Poşaga | Rădeşti | Râmeţ | Rimetea | Roşia de Secaş | Roşia Montană | Sălciua | Săliştea | Sâncel | Săsciori | Sântimbru | Scărişoara | Stremţ | Şibot | Sohodol | Şpring | Şugag | Şona | Unirea | Vadu Moţilor | Valea Lungă | Vidra | Vinţu de Jos

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