Băsești
- For the commune in Teleorman County, see Călmățuiu de Sus; for the commune in Vaslui County, see Viișoara, Vaslui.
Băsești | |
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Commune | |
Wooden Church in Sălişte | |
Băsești Commune in Maramureș County | |
Băsești Băsești within Romania | |
Coordinates: 47°28′50″N 23°08′46″E / 47.48056°N 23.14611°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Maramureș County |
Commune | Băsești |
Historic region | Transylvania |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ioan Călăuz (since 2008) (Independent) |
Population (2002)[1] | 1,608 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Băsești (Hungarian: Szilágyillésfalva) is a commune in Maramureș County, northern Romania. It is composed of four villages: Băsești, Odești (Vadafalva), Săliște (Kecskésfalva) and Stremț (Bükktótfalu).
Sights
- Wooden Church in Odești, built in the 19th century (1832)
- Wooden Church in Săliște, built in the 20th century (1902)
- Gheorghe Pop de Băsești Memorial House
Famous people
- Gheorghe Pop de Băsești (1835-1919), Austro-Hungarian and Romanian politician
- Decebal Traian Remeș (1949-), Romanian politician
References
- ↑ Romanian census data, 2002 Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.; retrieved on March 1, 2010
Coordinates: 47°17′N 23°54′E / 47.29°N 23.9°E
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