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Baia de Arieş

Alba County, Romania · Europe

About Baia de Arieş

Baia de Arieş sits on the route: 10 minutes from Lupşa, 38km from Scarisoara Ice Cave.

Baia de Arieş is a town located in Alba County, Romania. With a population of 4,566, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Baia de Arieş sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Baia de Arieş to your route.

About Baia de Arieş

Baia de Arieș (Hungarian: Aranyosbánya or Offenbánya; German: Offenburg) is a town in Alba County, Romania. It administers five villages: Brăzești (Berzesd), Cioara de Sus (Felsőcsóra), Muncelu (Muncsal), Sartăș (Szártos), and Simulești. With a population of 3,035 in 2021, it was until 2004 a mining centre extracting,

Read more mainly for base metals but also arsenopyrite and pyrite-rich concentrate containing gold. The first writing about it is in a document of Charles I of Hungary since 1325. In the beginning of the 15th century it was declared free town. It lost town status later, but regained it in 1998. Baia de Arieș's tourist objectives are the monument of nature tree known as the "Emperor's beech" and the Muncel Monastery.

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Baia de Arieş is located in Alba County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 46.3805 latitude, 23.2812 longitude.

What is the population of Baia de Arieş?

Baia de Arieş has a population of approximately 4,566 people, making it a town in Romania.

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Quick Information

Population
4,566
Continent
Europe
Country
Romania
Region
Alba County
Timezone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
46.3805, 23.2812

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Romania

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Baia de Arieş

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Scarisoara Ice Cave

Cave in the Apuseni mountains holding one of the largest underground glaciers in Europe, with a wooden stair descent.

38 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Turda Salt Mine

A spectacular ancient salt mine transformed into an underground theme park with a Ferris wheel, boating lake, and amphitheatre deep below the surface.

45 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Râpa Roșie

An 800 m wall of red sandstone ravines up to 125 m high just north of Sebeș, eroded into organ-pipe pinnacles that glow crimson at sunset: Romania's 'little Grand Canyon', visible right from the approach road.

50 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Cluj-Napoca

Transylvania's vibrant unofficial capital with a thriving arts scene, grand Habsburg architecture, and a multicultural Romanian-Hungarian heritage.

51 km · about 60 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Baia de Arieş.

Lupşa

🇷🇴 Romania

6 km awayPop. 3,766

Sălciua de Sus

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11 km awayPop. 1,747

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🇷🇴 Romania

11 km awayPop. 1,087

Ponor

🇷🇴 Romania

12 km awayPop. 702

Mogoș

🇷🇴 Romania

12 km awayPop. 158

Poşaga de Sus

🇷🇴 Romania

12 km awayPop. 1,366

Bistra

🇷🇴 Romania

14 km awayPop. 4,942

Roșia Montană

🇷🇴 Romania

14 km awayPop. 1,556

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