Administrative map of Romania, 1950-1952

Administrative_map_of_Romania,_1952-1956

Regiunea Baia Mare (Baia Mare Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the

People's Republic of Romania The Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Republica Socialistă România, RSR) was a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989. From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People ...

, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organization.

History

The capital of the region was Baia Mare, and its territory comprised an area similar to what are nowadays the Maramureș and

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

counties. In 1952 the raion Vișeu was attached to the Baia Mare Region from the

Rodna Region Rodna (formerly ''Rodna Veche''; hu, Óradna, Radna; german: Altrodenau) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Rodna and Valea Vinului (''Radnaborberek''). Its name is derived from a Sl ...

, after the dissolution of the latter. In 1960 the name of the region was changed to Maramureș.

Neighbors

The Baia Mare Region had as neighbors: *1950–1952: East:

; South:

Cluj Region Regiunea Cluj (Cluj Region) was one of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, established on September 6, 1950 by Law nr. 5, and set after the Soviet style. History The capital of the region was the city of Cluj, and ...

and Bihor Region; West: Hungarian People's Republic; North: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. *1952–1968: East:

Suceava Region Suceava Region ( ro, Regiunea Suceava) was an administrative-territorial division located in the northeastern part of the Romanian People's Republic, established in 1950, when the counties were abolished (by law no. 5 from 6 September 1950). It ...

; South:

and

Oradea Region ) , blank2_name_sec1 = Patron saint , blank2_info_sec1 = Saint LadislausHungarian People's Republic; North: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Raions

*1950–1952: Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Sighet, Oaș, Carei, Cehu Silvaniei, Lăpuș. *1952–1968: Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Sighet, Oaș, Carei, Cehu Silvaniei, Lăpuș, Vișeu. {{coord missing, Maramureș County Baia Mare Baia Mare