Baia Mare is the capital city of Maramureș County and has 122.660 inhabitants.

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Baia Mare is documented in 1329, as Rivulus Dominarum, an urban privileged over the centuries thanks nonferrous mine, developed in the second half of the thirteenth century. In the middle of the fifteenth century city takes possession and sphere of influence Hunyadi family, which brought economic development and urban sectaculoasă. They renewed their old privileges, supported mining and mint, brought foreign specialists who have contributed both to the development of mining and the development of the city.

Architectural achievements, spectacular buildings, contributed to the appearance of a prosperous city, one of the most developed mining centers of the Hungarian kingdom. The name of János Hunyadi (Hunyadi) building links and St. Stephen's Cathedral, which is still preserved tower of St. Stephen, the city's symbol. His son, King Mátyás (Matei Corvin), in 1469 grants the city the right to erect defense walls and thus Baia Mare becomes a fortified city. However gold mines attracted great powers, the iteresate the principality of Transylvania and the Hungarian Kingdom supported the Habsburg Empire. This dispute was settled in favor of the latter. Let's see what the city is proud of, in chronological order:

1411 - existence of Baia Mare Mint, the main currency in Transylvania and Hungary.

1490 - St. Stephen's tower, the symbol of the city, is completed

1547 - Schul Rivulina is opened, administered by the reformed church.

1553 - primele două mori pentru cereale

1650 - the first mill for gunpowder

1748 - Mining Inspectorate is established (the current History Museum building)

1768 - first pharmacy (Apotika)

1842 - the first community hospital

1892 - introducerea iluminatului electric

1896 - The activity of the Colony of painters begins

1930 - Baia Mare was declared a climate resort

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Baia Mare·, Photo: WR Baia Mare·, Photo: WR Baia Mare·, Photo: WR Baia Mare·, Photo: WR Baia Mare·, Photo: WR Baia Mare·, Photo: WR Sights Mineralogical Museum Firiza lake Teleki house Erzsebet house Vulturul Negru host Catholic church Evangelical Church Greek Catholic Cathedral, now Orthodox Cathedral Catholic Church in Small Square City wall The mine office and Mint Museum of History and Archaeology The Saint Steven town Panorama from Saint Steven town Regele Stefan hotel Telki Sandor manor Reformed church Planetarium Schola Rivulina Skanzen Museum of Ethnography Monastery Minorites

Mr. Balogh Béla Thanks for information.

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