» The city of Cavinc is found between Mogosa, Rotunda and Hika summits of the Gutin, on a picturesque valley from which the river Cavnic gathers its waters.
» The city is situated in the center of Maramures county 30km away from Baia Mare and 40km from Sighetu Marmatiei. It is surrounded by 5 villages: Sisesti , Ocna Sugatag , Budesti , Baiut and Cernesti .
» Because of the mountain weather, summers in Cavnic aren’t too warm; temperatures rarely exceed 30 degrees centigrade. Winters however, are generally mild with an abundance of snow, usually the snow coat is about 1 meter high and temperatures under -20 degrees centigrade.
» Out of 2359 hectares of land in the area, 1458 are forests. In the vast forests of evergreens the spruce fir is the most common; beech tree forests and other deciduous trees are found in lower areas. The weather here does not allow agricultural development, the vast majority of fields being grazing grounds.
» Cavnic has a population of about 5495. The link with other villages is assured by the DJ184 and DJ109F county roads:
- DJ184: Baia Sprie - Cavnic (20km)
- DJ109F: Sighetu Marmatiei - Cavnic (45km)
- DJ109F: Cavnic - Baiut (20km)
» Distance from the European road: 30km.
» Distance from the national road DN18: 20km.
» The nearest railway is in Baia Mare: 35km.
» Urban transport is assured by URBIS S.A. Baia Mare and interurban by AZUR S.A. Baia Mare.
» CCavnic is situated in the coverage area of Vodafone, Orange and Zapp GSM networks.
Land of wooden churches, religious glass paintings of a great folkloric and mythological value, Maramures county is situated in the north of Transilvania, in the north-west of Romania, covering an area of over 3.300 sq km. Naturally protected in the south side by majestic mountains and the lazy waters of Tisa river in the north, this region, deeply marked by history and myths, remains untouched by the XXth century’s influences. Direct descendens of the free Dacians, the locals knew how to protect their traditions intact over the centuries. The peasants still wear hand weaved clothes to work, changing then with traditional clothes embroidered in black, red and white.
Romanians, Hungarians, Jews, Germans, Ukrainians, different and diverse cultures have lived together and blessed these lands leaving signs of their existence for eternity. Nature, friendly people, ancestral traditions, historic monuments and unique tourist sites are just a few reasons to come to Maramures.
Maramures is situated right in the center of Europe, the continent’s geographical limits are equally distanced from this land.
» Neighbors: north: Ukraine; west: Satu Mare; south: Salaj county, Cluj, Bistrita Nasaud; east: Suceava;
» Surface: 6.304 sq km (2.6% of the country’s surface);
» Population: 535.000 inhabitants;
» Cities: BAIA MARE- county capital (150.000 inhabitants, at the base of the Gutâi Mountains, on the Sasar river, with never ending treasures of beauty in a unique universe); Baia Sprie; Borsa; Cavnic; Seini, Sighetu Marmatiei; Tg. Lapus; Viseu de Sus.
» Landscape: mostly mountainous, generally steep, heights vary between 200 meters (depressions) and 2.300 (mountain tops, about 3/4 of the area). The Maramures depression is totally surrounded by mountains: in the south-west side there are Oas, Gutâi and Tibles volcanic mountains, east side: Maramures Mountains and south-east side: Rodnei Mountains (Pietroasa summit 2.303 meters).
» Weather: it varies according to the landscape characteristics, temperate continental climate with south-west and south-east winds.
