Cavnic

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Cavnic
Kapnik
Kapnikbánya
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Cavnic (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Sathmar
Circle : Maramureș
Coordinates : 47 ° 40 '  N , 23 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 39 '50 "  N , 23 ° 51' 36"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 760  m
Area : 23.59  km²
Residents : 4,976 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 211 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 435300
Telephone code : (+40) 02 62
License plate : MM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Mayor : Vladimir Petruț ( PSD )
Postal address : Str. 22 Decembrie, no. 7
loc. Cavnic, jud. Maramureș, RO-435300
Website :
The Stâlpul tătarilor memorial stone

Cavnic ( German  Kapnik , Hungarian Kapnikbánya ) is a small mining town , 26 km east of Baia Mare in the Maramureș district , in northern Romania .

geography

Cavnic is part of the Munții Gutâi Nature Park and is located on the Cavnic River of the same name at an altitude of 550 to 1050 m.

history

Cavnic was first mentioned as Capnic in a Hungarian document in 1336 . The city was named after the river, whose name is derived from the Slavic word kopane , which means “dig” in German. Mining activities in this area date back to the ancient Romans .

As a result of the invasions of the Ottomans in 1460 and the Tatars in 1717, Cavnic was completely destroyed twice.

The city was part of the Kingdom of Hungary or Austria-Hungary for several hundred years under the name Kapnikbánya . The city remained in Hungarian possession until 1920, when it was given to Romania by the Treaty of Trianon .

The Cavnic mines were often closed and then reopened, but the ore mining times were short-lived. In the 1970s, the city experienced an upswing due to the increasing tourism in the region. Since then, two ski trails , many hotels and numerous holiday homes have been built in the area around Cavnic.

Attractions

  • Sfânta Varvara Roman Catholic Church from 1812 is a listed building.
  • Stâlpul tătarilor , stone with Latin inscription to commemorate the Tartar invasion in 1717, erected in 1852, is a listed building.
  • Sycamore maple with a height of 30 m and a diameter of 1.32 m
  • Logolda , gold mine from the 19th century
  • The ruins of a blast furnace are a listed building.
  • The bust of Ignaz von Born

Personalities

  • Jenő Jendrassik (1824–1891), Hungarian professor and philosopher
  • Simon Papp (1886–1970), Hungarian geologist

Web links

Commons : Cavnic  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ a b c List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  3. ↑ Pictures of the ruins at picasaweb.google.com
  4. ↑ Information on Jenő Jendrassik ( Memento from May 29, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) (Hungarian)
  5. ↑ Information on Simon Papp from rev.hu (Hungarian)