The town was first attested in 1329 in an act of the chancery of King Charles and was developed as a center for gold in the 14-15 centuries. In 1446 the city became Hunyadi his family. In 1469, under the leadership of the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (son of Iancu de Hunedoara) is fortified city.

Baia Mare is located in the western county of Maramures, Săsar River. With the built-up area of 234.7 km2, includes administration and rural municipality Blidari, Firiza Valea Black Valley.

Because the city's position at the foot of the Eastern Carpathians, around town there are several hills and mountains, the Flower Hill (367 m), Morgue Hill (633 m) Cross Hill (501 m), Ignis (1307 m), Mogoşa (1246 m), gout (1443 m), Cocosului Ridge (1450 m) Falcon Stone (839 m), Pleştioara (803 m), Bulat Hill (683 m) etc.

Monuments and buildings:
* House John Hunyadi
* Imperial Mint House
* Old Black Eagle Inn
* House Lendvay
* Stephen's Tower
* Butcher's Tower
* Wooden Church
* Village Museum, open air section of the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore Baia Mare.
* Holy Trinity Church
* Assumption Cathedral
* Prefecture Building
* House of Culture
* Dramatic Theater, inaugurated in the eighteenth century
* Combine Tower

Statuary complex
* Romanian Monument of World War II.
* Old men. (Opera artist Geza Vida)
* Miner Statue (Opera artist Geza Vida).

Culture:
* Public Library Peter Dulfu Baia Mare
* County Museum of History and Archaeology Baia Mare
* Mineralogy Museum Baia Mare
* Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory Baia Mare
* Artistic Center Baia Mare - Art Museum
* Ethnography and Folk Art Museum Baia Mare
* Municipal Theatre Baia Mare
* Puppet Theatre Baia Mare