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 Baia Mare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baia Mare (meaning Great Mine, pronunciation in Romanian: /'ba.ja 'ma.re/; name in Hungarian: Nagybánya, German: Frauenbach and seldomly Neustadt) is an important city in northern Romania and the seat of Maramureş County.
It is located in the northern part of the county, on the middle course of the Sasar River, at an average altitude of 228 metres.
Baia Mare has been said to be one of the most magical places in Romania.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baia_Mare   (810 words)

  
 BAIA MARE
Locals who now live in Baia Mare, the capital city of the county, display the same healthy and hearty spirit that they were born into in the village of their parents and grandparents.
In 1446 the mines and domain of Baia Mare become the property of the Corvin family as a token of gratitude for the bravery shown by Iancu de Hunedoara in his battles against the invading Turks.
Baia Mare is the northernmost city in the world where the sweet chestnut tree grows.
www.ici.ro /romania/en/orase/bm_baiamare.html   (825 words)

  
 Meridian Travel, Travels in Romania, Accommodation, Baia Mare
Baia Mare, resident of County Maramures, is an important urban centre from North-West Romania.
Even Baia Mare has just 160.000 inhabitans, is a well known city through industrial profile which it has remarked since 1934 with the date to foundation of chemical-Metallurgy factory Pheonix, the principal economic agent near the Autonom Direction of lead and zinc.
Baia Mare is situated in zone of the eatable chestnut tree being from this kind of point of view....
www.baia.mare.en.meridian-travel.ro   (383 words)

  
 UN expert assessment mission in connection with acute pollution of the Loa river, July 1997
EPA Baia Mare confirmed that the dust concentration in the Baia Mare area exceeds the limits during the dryer periods and when the wind is blowing.
Baia Mare has a growing population and urban development with expansion restricted in some areas by the presence of old tailing ponds.
NGOs from Baia Mare district worried about the longer term implications for tourist development in the region and pointed to other economic consequences of this and other forms of pollutions whereby farmers would not be able to sell their products (eggs, milk, crops) due to fear of contamination.
www.reliefweb.int /ocha_ol/programs/response/unep/rombaiamare.html   (14253 words)

  
 Baia Mare: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
There is much concern in Baia Mare where locals feel that their water...int/comm/agenda2000/index.htm> EU Baia Mare Task Force
The tailings dam at Baia Mare ruptured, releasing an estimated 100,000 cubic meters of cyanide-tainted liquid into the watershed that feeds the Danube...
Baia Mare, founded by Saxons in the 12th cent., was...There is a large Hungarian minority in Baia Mare.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/baia-mare.jsp?l=B&p=1   (1165 words)

  
 Despre municipiul Baia Mare
Baia Mare a capatat înfatisarea unei cetati puternice, fapt ce rezulta si din utilizarea expresiilor de "castrum" sau "castellum", adaugate ulterior la numele localitatii, pentru a-l evidentia caracterul fortificat.
În 1526, Baia Mare trece în proprietatea principelui Ioan Zapolya, urmând o perioada de decadere a vietii economice a orasului, datorata unor repetate dispute, concesiuni si vânzari între principii ardeleni.
Este monumentul de arhitectura medievala cel mai reprezentativ al municipiului Baia Mare; ridicat de catre Iancu de Hunedoara, aceasta este construit în stil gotic si are o înaltime de peste 40 m.
www.baiamarecity.ro /baiamare/bm_rom.htm   (1226 words)

  
 UNEP/OCHA Assessment Mission Report - Cyanide Spill at Baia Mare
In the case of the new Aurul pond at Baia Mare, the flows of solids and waters were out of balance with the increase of the storage capacity of the pond, as the process of dam construction could not keep up with the rise in the reservoir water level.
The recent accidents in Baia Mare and Baia Borsa have dramatically increased public awareness of the environmental and safety hazards of the mining industry.
The Baia Mare accident showed that the level of public knowledge and understanding of risks inherent in mining and related industrial processes is very low.
www.environmental-expert.com /articles/article456/article456.htm   (2189 words)

  
 Baia Mare - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It is a mountain resort and the industrial center of a mining region.
Baia Mare, founded by Saxons in the 12th cent., was long held by Hungary.
There is a large Hungarian minority in Baia Mare.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-baiam1are.html   (173 words)

  
 Mare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mare (band) is the name of a band from Toronto, signed to Hydra Head Records.
Mare means sea in Latin, Romanian and Italian, where it enters as a component in balnear place names, e.g.
In particular, a lunar mare is an ancient basaltic lava floodplain on Earth's Moon, usually inside an impact basin.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mare   (214 words)

  
 Baia mare travel guide
"Creasta Cocosului" from 40 km to Baia Mare
Baia Mare is the main city of the Maramures region.
Maramures is an ideal area for people who like the outdoor and Baia Mare is a good starting point for exploring the region.
www.world66.com /europe/romania/baiamare   (149 words)

  
 Baia Mare (Maramures)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Baia Mare (in Hungarian Nagybánya, in German Frauenbach) is a city in Maramures (in Hungarian Máramaros) County of Romania.
Neighbouring communities are: Negreşti-Oaş and Baia Sprie / Felsőbánya towns, Tauţii-Măgherauş, Recea, Groşi, Deseşti, Ocna Şugatag and Sapânta communities.
The Treaty of Paris reallocated it to Romania.The settlement was a city 1952-1960 in Baia Mare Region, 1960-1968 in Maramureş Region and from 1968 is in Maramureş County.
www.ournet.md /~romare/pagini/minoritati/orase/baiamare.htm   (261 words)

  
 WWF - Baia Mare: Five Years After the Cyanide Spill
The second was a spill which occurred at a pond owned by the state regie Remin at Baia Borsa, close to Baia Mare.
This village, situated 15 km from Baia Mare, was one of the hardest hit by the January 2000 accident at Aurul.
Rodica Babut is the president of the Concordia Association from Sasar, a village 6 km from Baia Mare.
www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/europe/where/romania/news/index.cfm?uNewsID=18173   (1069 words)

  
 FC Baia Mare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
FC Baia Mare is a Romanian football club, based in Baia Mare, Maramureş County, northern Romania.
FC Baia Mare was a finalist in the Romanian Cup in 1959 and 1982, while in the Romanian Divizia A (now Liga I), their best performances were 4th out of 18 at the end of the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons.
FC Baia Mare is ranked the first in an all-time standing of Divizia B, having the most games played and most points.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FC_Baia_Mare   (914 words)

  
 Baia Mare (Romania, Maramures)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Baia Mare is the capital of the county.
The first mention of the settlement is from 1142, when King Géza II settled it with Saxonians.
The settlement was a city 1952-1960 in Baia Mare Region, 1960-1968 in Maramureº Region and from 1968 is in Maramureº County.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ro-baiam.html   (307 words)

  
 American Corner Baia Mare - United States Diplomatic Mission to Romania
The American Corner Baia Mare, a partnership between the US Embassy, Bucharest and Petre Dulfu County Library, is primarily an information and resource center for the public of all ages interested in the US life and culture, as well as a platform for joint programs.
The American Corner Baia Mare offers a collection of materials on topics covering US culture, lifestyle, and values both in their historical evolution and as part of contemporary American society.
The American Corner Baia Mare is interested in interacting directly with the public by using its resources in conducting programs, including speakers and student advising, as well as art exhibits and professional development training.
www.usembassy.ro /American_Corners/Baia_Mare/index.html   (202 words)

  
 The Cyanide Spill at Baia Mare, Romania - brochure
The Cyanide Spill at Baia Mare, Romania - brochure
This is a summary of the UNEP/OCHA Report on the Cyanide Spill at Baia Mare, Romania.
The report followed a joint investigative mission to the affected areas and was carried out by a team of 20 scientists during the period February 23 to March 6, 2000.
www.rec.org /REC/Publications/CyanideSpill   (138 words)

  
 MRF-Environment - Incidents - Baia Mare Cyanide Spill - Romania - Maps
Tailings Spill Accident in Baia Mare, Romania, 30 Januay 2000
Figure 2: Map of Hungary showing the drainage system of the Tisza River and indicating the cyanide sampling points for the Baia Mare cyanide spill.
Figure 3: Map showing locations of cyanide sampling points along the Tisza River and the corresponding peak cyanide levels for the Baia Mare cyanide spill.
www.mineralresourcesforum.org /incidents/BaiaMare/maps.htm   (165 words)

  
 Baia Mare - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Baia Mare - Search Results - MSN Encarta
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encarta.msn.com /Baia_Mare.html   (169 words)

  
 A study of metals contamination related to mining and smelting industries in Baia Mare, Northern Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Baia Mare region of Northern Romania is polluted with heavy metals resulting from several centuries of an active Cu-Pb mining and refining industry, as well as from modern sources (i.e., use of leaded paints and fossil fuels).
The aim of this study is to examine the levels of heavy metals in the soils of the city of Baia Mare associated with mining and with the smelting activities at the local Pb and Cu processing plants.
Our ultimate goal is to compare Pb abundance patterns with data for other more source-specific species, in order to resolve the sources of heavy metal contamination of soils in Baia Mare.
chuma.cas.usf.edu /~ryan/baiamare.html   (325 words)

  
 Baia Mare Travel Tips - Baia Mare Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
Baia Mare and the surroundings are the ideal places to visit any time during the year.
The mix of pure wilderness and modern equipment, classy accomodations, is found in the neighbourhood of all major touristic attractions in and outside the town.
A multitude of hotels offer excellent services, ranging from deluxe suites to delicious meals prepared by our most renowned chefs, are ready at any time to ensure that you have a pleasant stay.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Romania/Judetul_Maramures/Baia_Mare-521961/General_Tips-Baia_Mare-BR-1.html   (188 words)

  
 baia mare - OneLook Dictionary Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "baia mare" is defined.
Baia Mare : Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [home, info]
Baia Mare : Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition (Encyclopedia.com) [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?w=baia+mare   (110 words)

  
 Baia Mare Go School Home Page, Go Lessons, Go Teaching   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Baia Mare Go School Home Page, Go Lessons, Go Teaching
Born in China almost 4000 years ago, Go (called Weiqi in China and Baduk in Korea) is one of the oldest mind games and today it is played by thousands of fans in the whole world.
Thanks to Florin Berciu, a physics teacher at the time, the game of Go has been introduced in Baia Mare in 1993.
www.baiamare-club.go.ro   (93 words)

  
 The Aurul S.A. tailings dam failure (Baia Mare, Romania)
The Aurul S.A. tailings dam failure (Baia Mare, Romania)
On January 30, 2000, a tailings dam failure at the Aurul S.A. plant in Baia Mare, Romania, resulted in the release of 100,000 m
The investigation concluded that the accident was caused by the inappropriately designed tailings dams, the inadequate monitoring of the construction and operation of those dams and by severe - though not exceptional - weather conditions.
www.wise-uranium.org /mdafbm.html   (529 words)

  
 MRF-Environment - Incidents - Baia Mare Cyanide Spill - Romania - News Archive
Cyanide Pollution - Preliminary Evaluation - Report on Baia Mare spill and its effects, includes tables and figures.
The report on the Baia Mare cyanide spill is available in English, Romanian, and French.
Quick Report On the Catastrophe of Rivers Szamos and Tisza - The report includes measurements of the Baia Mare spill cyanide levels taken at various sites along the Szamos and Tisza Rivers, includes a detailed map with the sampling locations marked.
www.mineralresourcesforum.org /incidents/BaiaMare   (1925 words)

  
 EUROPA - Environment - The Baia Mare Task Force now established
The membership of the Baia Mare Task Force – an EU initiative to follow up the cyanide spill from a gold mine in Baia Mare in Romania – has now been finalised.
The task force will work until the end of this year, when its final report will be issued.
The Baia Mare Task Force is scheduled to hold its first meeting in Brussels on 13
ec.europa.eu /environment/press/baiamare000306.htm   (337 words)

  
 Baia Mare hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Romania, by all-hotels.com
Baia Mare hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Romania, by all-hotels.com
Hotel Search facility for up-to-the-minute hotel availability in Baia Mare.
Making a last minute travel reservation with all-hotels is easy: simply choose your hotel category (luxury, standard, cheap or discount) from above, find your lodging for your Romania vacation and book a room rate that suits your budget.
www.all-hotels.com /europe/romania/baia_mare_e1.htm   (455 words)

  
 Baia Mare, Romania web design & development firms on The Firm List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Baia Mare, Romania web design & development firms on The Firm List
Your source for finding web design & development firms as well as individual web designers, developers, programmers and other multimedia & new media professionals from all over the world, including Romania.
This list of web design firms located in Baia Mare, Romania is not a complete list, rather it is just the firms that have either been submitted or found by the editor.
www.firmlist.com /romania/baiamare.phtml   (201 words)

  
 .: VW Kafer Club Baia Mare :.
VW KC BM a fost invitata sa participe la deschiderea Noului Centru Volkswagen din Baia Mare...
Firma ROMBAT din Bistrita, partener traditional al VW KC BM,va primi vizita unui numar mare de buburuze cu ocazia deschiderii unui showroom...
Va punem la dispozitie o suita de imagini de natura sa reprezinte in buna masura activitatea Clubului VW Kafer din Baia Mare...
www.kafer.ro   (439 words)

  
 Herja Mine (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramures Co., Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The mine is 6 km north east of Baia Mare.
According to Cook and Damian (1997) all the lead antimony sulfosalts are As-free.
Cook, N. & Damian, G. (1997): New data on "plumosite" and other sulfosalt minerals from the Herja hydrothermal vein deposit, Baia Mare district, Rumania.
www.mindat.org /loc-2601.html   (287 words)

  
 Baia Mare Airport
Priceline searches thousands of airlines and flight schedules providing you convenient flight times to and from Baia Mare Airport.
Baia Mare Airport is located in Baia Mare, Romania.
With priceline, flying to your favorite Baia Mare Airport destination is a simple mouse-click away.
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