Baia de Aries

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Baia de Arieș
Offenburg
Aranosbánya
Baia de Arieș does not have a coat of arms
Baia de Arieș (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Alba
Coordinates : 46 ° 23 '  N , 23 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 22 '51 "  N , 23 ° 16' 54"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 485  m
Area : 77.5  km²
Residents : 3,461 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 45 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 515300
Telephone code : (+40) 02 58
License plate : FROM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Structure : 6 districts: Baia de Arieş, Sartăş , Brăzeşti , Muncelu , Cioara de Sus , Simuleşti
Mayor : Traian Pandor ( PNL )
Postal address : Piața Băii, no. 1
loc. Baia de Aries, RO-515300
Website :

Baia de Arieș (outdated Ofenbaia or Baia ; German  Offenburg , Hungarian Aranosbánya ) is a town in the Alba district in Romania with 5061 inhabitants (1992). It is located on the Arieș - a right tributary of the Mureș ( Mieresch ) - which is also called the Gold River due to its high mineral content (including gold).

The place is also known by the German names Umberg , Onimberg , Schwendburg , Schwend and Schlossburg and the Hungarian Offenbánya and Kupecbánya .

history

Baia de Aries

Baia de Arieș was first mentioned in a document from Charles I of Hungary in 1325 . At the beginning of the 15th century, the place received city rights, but lost them again later. The city remained in Hungarian possession until 1920, when it was given to Romania by the Treaty of Trianon, along with all of Transylvania . It was not until 1998 that Baia received city status again.

economy

Until 2004 the place was the center of metal , arsenic and pyrite mining , which was also known for its gold deposits . The first Transylvanian Saxons found gold in the mountains and in the Arieș river. When the mineral resources were exhausted, the mine was closed.

Attractions

  • The Învierea Domnului church from 1769, which has been on the list of historic monuments in the Alba district since 2004.
  • Fagul Împăratalui , a common beech in the Muncelu district , which, according to legend, was planted by Avram Iancu for the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef .

swell

  • City website
  • Repertoriul aşezărilor rurale din Dacia romană
  • Evoluția demografică a populației din județul Alba între anii 1850-2002

Web links

Commons : Baia de Arieș  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
  2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
  3. ^ Dictionary of localities from Transylvania