Baia Sprie

Baia Sprie is a town in Maramureș County, northern Romania. Baia Sprie is situated at a distance of 9 km from Baia Mare.

The town administers three villages: Chiuzbaia, Satu Nou de Sus, and Tăuții de Sus. Neighbouring communities are the city of Baia Mare and the villages of Groși, Dumbrăvița, Șisești, and Desești.

The town was one of the most important mining centers in north-western Romania, exploitation of gold and silver being mentioned in documents written in the Middle Ages, during the time when the Saxons colonized the region. However, recent administrative changes and restructuring of the Romanian mining industry brought this activity to an almost complete halt.