Baia Mare City
Location:
Baia Mare, the capital of Maramures County is situated in the north part of Romania, in the west side of the county.
Area/Surface:
235.73 km²
Population:
113.000 people
Calling code:
+4 0262 or 0362
How to get here:
By car:
East entry: follow the National road DN18 from Câmpulung Moldovenesc – Borșa – Sighetu Marmației.
West entry: follow the European road E58 (DN1c) from Austria – Slovakia – Ukraine or E81 and after E58 from Constanța – Bucharest – Pitești – Râmnicu Vâlcea – Sibiu – Alba Iulia – Cluj Napoca – Zalău – Satu Mare.
South-West entry: follow the European road E 58 (DN1c) from Russia – Ukraine – Moldova Republic – Iași – Botoșani – Suceava – Câmpulung Moldovenesc – Bistrița – Beclean – Dej.
South-East entry: follow the National road DN18b from Dej – Târgu Lăpuș.
By train:
Baia Mare City is an important railway junction of the country. The main railway routes which cross Baia Mare are:
BM – Satu Mare – Oradea – Arad – Timișoara
Baia Mare – Jibou – Dej – Cluj Napoca
BM – Satu Mare
Satu Mare – Baia Mare – Dej – Beclean – Miercurea Ciuc – Sfântu Gheorghe – Brașov – Ploiești – Bucharest
Baia Mare – Jibou
Baia Mare – Jibou – Dej – Cluj Napoca and many others.
By plane:
Baia Mare City doesn’t have an international airport, but only a national one, so tourists who want to come here by plain will have to change the plane in Bucharest on Henri Coandă – Otopeni International Airport or to arrive on Cluj International Airport (150 km).
Foundation year:
1329
When to go:
The best period to visit Baia Mare City is between April and October when the weather is generally warm and the rainfall low. Even if the warm period brings many sunny days and the walks and visits to any touristic objective are a pleasure, is good to know that you can come here also during winter because not far from the city are some touristic resorts where you can practice the winter sports.
Baia Mare City
Relief, climate, rivers and lakes:
Baia Mare City is situated in the central part of Maramures historical region, in a low depression relief area represented by the beautiful and extended Depression of Maramures. A large part of the city is situated in a hilly area (Murgau, Crucii, Florilor Hills), but in its northern part are Ignis and Gutai Mountains. The average of the altitude where the city is situated is 230 m height and the climate in Baia Mare City is temperate-continental of hill.
Due to the fact that the city is situated in a safe area, protected by the peaks of the neighboring mountains, the temperatures are relatively constant during summer and during winter as well. Summers are warm, sometimes cool, without extreme temperatures and winters are often mild. The annual average of the temperature is 9-10° C and the rainfall is 1.000 mm per year. Baia Mare City is crossed by Sasar River and Firiza Lake is nearby.
Importance, tourism and what you can see and do in Baia Mare City:
The surroundings of Baia Mare City and also the city itself are of a rare beauty. Maramures and its capital, have a special history, rich and interesting in the same time, leaving the impression to any tourist who come here, that time stopped for at least few hundreds of years. Scenic roads, museums, memorial houses, historical monuments, but especially wooden churches or monasteries included in UNESCO World Heritage Site, will be always there to greet you warmly. Tracks from Maramures history can be seen all over here, but the Old Centre of Baia Mare City is gorgeous. Regarding another part of Maramures capital, this is a powerful cultural, commercial, industrial, religious and tourist center. The mining industry was flourishing for over 2.000 years, but once the communism fell down, it stopped and tourism took its place in the top of the economy together with the commerce.
Tourist objectives and attractions from Baia Mare City and Maramures region:
Touristically, Baia Mare City is one of the most beautiful cities from Romania, with a rich heritage and many tourist objectives and attractions dedicated to those who visit it. From museums and parks, plazas and historical monuments, all of them will enchant your views. But in Maramures, not the capital is important, but the region itself. No matter what season you want to come, here you can find something for everybody. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com)
Enjoy the snow and practice winter sports in one of Maramures mountainous resorts, visit the wooden places of worship included in UNESCO World Heritage Site, stop by the impressive and gorgeous wooden monastery from Barsana, relax in one of the only steam trains from Europe which goes daily on Vaser Valley, have fun in the Happy Cemetery from Sapanta or just stop in some Maramures villages to find out something about these places history and ethnography. Maramuresan folk costume and the unique gates of any household will impress you for sure. Visit Baia Mare City!
Baia Mare City Historic Center with Stephan Tower in the back
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Baia Mare Tourist Objectives
Museums:
Mineralogy Museum
Maramureș Village Museum
Art County Museum
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Memorial Houses:
“Stan Ioan Pătraș” Memorial house (Săpânța)
“Dr. Vasile Lucaciu” Memorial house (Șisești)
“Petofi Sandor” Memorial house (Coltău)
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Theaters, operas and other buildings of cultural and musical interest:
Municipal Theatre
Puppets Theatre
Sindicates Cultural House
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Castles, citadels and old buildings:
Historical Centre
Iancu of Hunedoara House
Black Eagle Inn
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Churches and monasteries:
“The Assumption of the Holy Virgin” Cathedral
“Chechiș” Wood Church
“Entering the church of the Holy Virgin” UNESCO World Heritage Monastery (Bârsana)
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Palaces, monuments and statues:
Prefecture Palace
Court Palace
Heroes Monument (Moisei)
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Parks and Markets/Plazas:
Liberty Plaza
Revolution Plaza
“Queen Mary” Municipal Park
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Other tourist objectives and attractions:
Steam Train – Mocănița (Vișeu de Sus)
Planetarium and Observatory
Merry Cemetery (Săpânța)
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