Baia Sprie

Baia Sprie is a metropolis inside the Maramures County, northern Romania. The Hungarian version of the town's call method "Upper Mine". Baia Sprie is situated at a distance of 9 km from Baia Mare. The metropolis administers 3 villages: Chiuzbaia, Satu Nou de Sus and Tautii de Sus. Neighbouring communities are the town of Baia Mare and the villages of Grosi, Dumbravita, Sisesti and Desesti. The first written mention of the agreement dates returned to 1329 as Civitas in medio monte.

The city became in Szatmar County, inside the Kingdom of Hungary. King Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, as part of treat with Serbian ruler Despotus Stefan Lazarevic, gave him Baia Sprie as a gift, at 1411., till Depotus' loss of life in 1426. A yr after, lord of Baia Sprie became Stefan's successor Despotus Durad Brankovic of Serbia. In 1567, it turned into annexed through Prince Janos Zsigmond, prince of Transylvania. In 1605 to 1606, 1621 to 1629 and 1645 to 1648 the metropolis and the county had been part of the Principality of Transylvania.