Băiuț

Băiuț Erzsébetbánya
Commune
Wooden Church in Poiana Botizii
Băiuț Commune in Maramureș County
Băiuț Băiuț in Romania
Coordinates: 47°35′50″N 23°59′51″E / 47.59722°N 23.99750°E / 47.59722; 23.99750
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș County
Commune	Băiuț
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
• Mayor	Mihai Ceteraș (since 2008) (Social Democratic Party)
Area	113.60 km² (43.86 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]	2,278
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Băiuț (Hungarian: Erzsébetbánya) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Baiuț, Strâmbu-Băiuț (Kohóvölgy) and Poiana Botizii (Rákosfalva).

Geography

The commune is situated on the upper level of the River Lăpuș, 80 kilometers southeast of the city of Baia Mare. The commune is at a height of 600 metres.

Population

At the 2011 census, 64.8% of inhabitants were Romanians and 34.8% Hungarians.

Sights

Wooden Church in Poiana Botizii, built in the 19th century (1825), historic monument
Black Pond Nature Reserve (1,00 ha), natural monument^[2]
“Botiza Glade” Bone Cave Nature Reserve (0,50 ha), natural monument^[3]

Maramureș County, Romania
Cities	Baia Mare (county seat) Sighetu Marmației
Towns	Baia Sprie Borșa Cavnic Dragomirești Săliștea de Sus Seini Șomcuta Mare Târgu Lăpuș Tăuții-Măgherăuș Ulmeni Vișeu de Sus
Communes	Ardusat Ariniș Asuaju de Sus Băița de sub Codru Băiuț Bârsana Băsești Bicaz Bistra Bocicoiu Mare Bogdan Vodă Boiu Mare Botiza Budești Călinești Câmpulung la Tisa Cernești Cicârlău Coaș Coltău Copalnic-Mănăștur Coroieni Cupșeni Desești Dumbrăvița Fărcașa Gârdani Giulești Groși Groșii Țibleșului Ieud Lăpuș Leordina Mireșu Mare Moisei Oarța de Jos Ocna Șugatag Oncești Petrova Poienile de sub Munte Poienile Izei Recea Remetea Chioarului Remeți Repedea Rona de Jos Rona de Sus Rozavlea Ruscova Săcălășeni Săcel Sălsig Săpânța Sarasău Satulung Șieu Șișești Strâmtura Suciu de Sus Vadu Izei Valea Chioarului Vima Mică Vișeu de Jos

Coordinates: 47°37′N 24°00′E / 47.617°N 24.000°E / 47.617; 24.000

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on March 28, 2012
↑ marasilva.ro - Maramureș Forest Directorate; retrieved on May 27, 2012
↑ marasilva.ro - Botiza Glade Bone Cave, Maramureș Forest Directorate; retrieved on May 27, 2012

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