Chiuzbaia
Photos: Chiuzbaia in winter — Nicu Farcaș, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Chiuzbaia (Hungarian Kisbánya, “little mine”) is a settlement in Maramureș County that belongs administratively to the town of Baia Sprie, at about 510 m below the Gutâi Mountains. The 2021 census counted 552 inhabitants.
It is a former mining settlement founded for the workers of the mines on the Herja and Chiuz hills; it is first documented in 1612.
On the site the trails “Baia Sprie – Poiana Boului” and “Gutâi Pass – Neteda Pass” pass nearby. The neighbouring towns of Baia Sprie and Cavnic have their own pages with trails into the Gutâi Mountains.
Getting there from Ukraine
The nearest place we have road figures for is Sighetu Marmației (≈30 km from here in a straight line): Rakhiv – Sighetu Marmației ≈45 km, ≈56 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Sighetu Marmației ≈162 km, ≈2 h 53 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times are without border queues, by our road routing. Romanian national roads require an electronic vignette (rovinieta).
Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data. More on Wikipedia
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Trails nearby
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ModerateOne-dayMarkedBaia Sprie Poiana BouluiElevation profile410–996 m8.6 kmascent 585 m≈ 3 h walking4.4 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedGutâi Pass Neteda PassElevation profile983–1 443 m12.6 kmascent 559 m≈ 4 h walking7.4 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedCavnic Creasta CocoșuluiElevation profile611–1 379 m7.1 kmascent 766 m≈ 3 h walking11 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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Getting there from Ukraine
Border crossings
- Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
- Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
- Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
- Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
- Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.
By car
Rakhiv – Sighetu Marmației ≈45 km, ≈56 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Sighetu Marmației ≈162 km, ≈2 h 53 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sighetu Marmației ≈179 km, ≈3 h 16 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).
Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
