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Baia Mare (US: / ˌ b ɑː j ə ˈ m ɑːr ə / BAH-yə MAR-ə, [2] [3] Romanian: [ˈbaja ˈmare] ⓘ; Hungarian: Nagybánya; German: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; Latin: Rivulus Dominarum) is a city along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County.
For the 2014–2020 time period, the Baia Mare Metropolitan Area was slated to become an important instrument for accessing EU structural funds, which would enable the implementation of local infrastructure investment projects, thereby increasing the quality of life and reducing disparities between localities.
The commune is located in the central part of Maramureș County, 44 km (27 mi) northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare, and lies on the banks of the river Cosău. County road DJ109F [ ro ] connects Budești with the town of Cavnic , 17 km (11 mi) away, through the Neteda Pass [ ro ] .
Maramureș International Airport (IATA: BAY, ICAO: LRBM) is a minor international airport in northwest Romania, located in Tăuții-Măgherăuș, 10 km (6.2 mi) west [1] of Baia Mare municipality and in the historic region of Maramureș.
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The capital of the region was Baia Mare, and its territory comprised an area similar to what are nowadays the Maramureș and Satu Mare counties. In 1952 the raion Vișeu was attached to the Baia Mare Region from the Rodna Region, after the dissolution of the latter.
The 2000 Baia Mare Cyanide spill was a leak of cyanide near Baia Mare, Romania, into the Someș River by the gold mining company Aurul, a joint-venture of the Australian company Esmeralda Exploration and the Romanian government.
Baia Sprie (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌbaja ˈspri.e] ⓘ; Hungarian: Felsőbánya, German: Mittelstadt) is a town in Maramureș County, northern Romania. Baia Sprie is situated at a distance of 9 km (5.6 mi) from Baia Mare and belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area .