Baia Sprie : Romania

Baia Sprie (Hungarian: Felsőbánya, German: Mittelstadt) is a town in the Maramures (Hungarian Máramaros) County of Romania.
The commune contains four settlements: Town of Baia Sprie/Felsőbánya, Chiuzbaia, Satu Nou de Sus and Tautii de Sus villages. The commune has 16,059 inhabitants. The town has 11,735 inhabitants (28.9% Hungarians, 1992 census). Neighbouring communities are: Baia Mare/Nagybánya City, Grosi, Dumbravita, Sisesti and Desesti.
History
The first mention of the settlement is from 1329 as “Civitas in medio monte�. The city was in Szatmár County of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1567 it was annexed by Prince János Zsigmond, prince of Transylvania. 1605-1606, 1621-1629, 1645-1648 the town with the county was part of the Principality of Transylvania.
Ethnic groups In 1910: Hungarian 93.8%, Romanian 5.2%, other 1.0%
Religions In 1910: Roman Catholic 52.1%, Greek Catholic 28.1%, Calvinist 13.3%, Jewish 6.1%, other 0.5%
From 1919/1920 (Romanian occupation/Treaty of Trianon) to 1940 (Second Decision in Vienna) part of the Kingdom of Romania. 1940-1944 part of Hungary. The Treaty of Paris (1947) reallocated it to Romania.The settlement was a town 1952-1960 in Baia Mare Region, 1960-1968 in Maramures Region and from 1968 is in Maramures County.