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'''Baia Mare''' (meaning ''Big Mine'') 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 Săsar River, surrounded by the Igniş and Gutâi mountains. It concentrates about 150,000 people. It sits on the European Road E58, connecting [[Romania]] to [[Ukraine]] ([[Cluj-Napoca]] through E576). | '''Baia Mare''' (meaning ''Big Mine'') 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 Săsar River, surrounded by the Igniş and Gutâi mountains. It concentrates about 150,000 people. It sits on the European Road E58, connecting [[Romania]] to [[Ukraine]] ([[Cluj-Napoca]] through E576). | ||
==Hitchhiking directions== | ==Hitchhiking directions== | ||
− | ===South towards [[Cluj-Napoca]]=== | + | ===South towards [[Dej]], [[Gherla]], [[Cluj-Napoca]]=== |
− | Get to the train station. Near it, there's a big round-about with a light-tower in the middle. Follow the road as it passes underneath the railway, and you can hitch right after the underpass. | + | Get to the train station. Near it, there's a big round-about with a light-tower in the middle. Near it you will see large crowds along the road, but they are waiting for paid transportation. Follow the road as it passes underneath the railway, and you can hitch right after the underpass, potentially catching cars while they wait at the stoplight. If headed towards Cluj, a sign helps ("Cluj" or simply "CJ"). From Cluj-Napoca you can get almost anywhere in [[Romania]]. |
==Photos== | ==Photos== | ||
[[Image:Entering_Baia_Mare.JPG|thumb|left|Entering Baia Mare from [[Cluj-Napoca]]. The curved building in the distance goes around the round-about specified in the directions.]] | [[Image:Entering_Baia_Mare.JPG|thumb|left|Entering Baia Mare from [[Cluj-Napoca]]. The curved building in the distance goes around the round-about specified in the directions.]] |
Revision as of 21:37, 15 December 2008
Baia Mare
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Country: | Romania |
County: | Maramureş |
Population: | 137,976 (2002) |
Major roads: | None |
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General information
Baia Mare (meaning Big Mine) 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 Săsar River, surrounded by the Igniş and Gutâi mountains. It concentrates about 150,000 people. It sits on the European Road E58, connecting Romania to Ukraine (Cluj-Napoca through E576).
Hitchhiking directions
South towards Dej, Gherla, Cluj-Napoca
Get to the train station. Near it, there's a big round-about with a light-tower in the middle. Near it you will see large crowds along the road, but they are waiting for paid transportation. Follow the road as it passes underneath the railway, and you can hitch right after the underpass, potentially catching cars while they wait at the stoplight. If headed towards Cluj, a sign helps ("Cluj" or simply "CJ"). From Cluj-Napoca you can get almost anywhere in Romania.
Photos
> 1.000.000: Bucureşti
300.000–500.000: Cluj-Napoca • Constanţa • Iaşi • Timişoara
100.000–300.000: Arad • Bacău • Baia Mare • Botoşani • Brăila • Braşov • Buzău • Craiova • Drobeta-Turnu Severin • Galaţi • Oradea • Piatra-Neamţ • Piteşti • Ploieşti • Râmnicu Vâlcea • Satu Mare • Sibiu • Suceava • Târgu Mureş