Băiuț

Băiuţ Erzsébetbánya
Commune
Wooden Church in Poiana Botizii
Commune Băiuţ in Maramureş County
Băiuţ Băiuţ in Romania
Coordinates: 47°35′50″N 23°59′51″E / 47.59722°N 23.99750°E / 47.59722; 23.99750
Country	Romania
County	Maramureş County
Commune	Băiuţ
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
• Mayor	Mihai Ceteraş (since 2008) (Conservative Party)
Area	113,60 km² (4,390 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]	2,278
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Băiuţ (Hungarian: Erzsébetbánya) is a commune in Maramureş County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Baiuţ, Strâmbu-Băiuţ (Kohóvölgy) and Poiana Botizii (Rákosfalva).

Geography

The commune is situated on the upper level of the River Lăpuş, 80 kilometers southeast of the city of Baia Mare. The commune is at a height of 600 metres.

Population

At the 2011 census, 64.8% of inhabitants were Romanians and 34.8% Hungarians.

Sights

Wooden Church in Poiana Botizii, built in the 19th century (1825), historic monument
Black Pond Nature Reserve (1,00 ha), natural monument^[2]
“Botiza Glade” Bone Cave Nature Reserve (0,50 ha), natural monument^[3]

Maramureș County, Romania

Cities	Baia Mare (county seat) Sighetu Marmației

Towns	Baia Sprie Borșa Cavnic Dragomirești Săliștea de Sus Seini Șomcuta Mare Târgu Lăpuș Tăuții-Măgherăuș Ulmeni Vișeu de Sus

Communes	Ardusat Ariniș Asuaju de Sus Băița de sub Codru Băiuț Bârsana Băsești Bicaz Bistra Bocicoiu Mare Bogdan Vodă Boiu Mare Botiza Budești Călinești Câmpulung la Tisa Cernești Cicârlău Coaș Coltău Copalnic-Mănăștur Coroieni Cupșeni Desești Dumbrăvița Fărcașa Gârdani Giulești Groși Groșii Țibleșului Ieud Lăpuș Leordina Mireșu Mare Moisei Oarța de Jos Ocna Șugatag Oncești Petrova Poienile de sub Munte Poienile Izei Recea Remetea Chioarului Remeți Repedea Rona de Jos Rona de Sus Rozavlea Ruscova Săcălășeni Săcel Sălsig Săpânța Sarasău Satulung Șieu Șișești Strâmtura Suciu de Sus Vadu Izei Valea Chioarului Vima Mică Vișeu de Jos

Coordinates: 47°37′N 24°00′E / 47.617°N 24.000°E / 47.617; 24.000

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on March 28, 2012
↑ marasilva.ro - Maramureş Forest Directorate; retrieved on May 27, 2012
↑ marasilva.ro - Botiza Glade Bone Cave, Maramureş Forest Directorate; retrieved on May 27, 2012

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