Baia is a commune in the Suceava County, with a population of 6,793 (2002 census). Located on the Moldova River, it was one of the earliest urban settlements in Moldavia, originally inhabited by Germans. Administrative map of Romania with Suceava county highlighted Suceava is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Bukovina region, with the capital city at Suceava (population: 118,670). ... Moldova river is a river of the Moldavia region of Romania, which rises from the Obcine of Bukovina in Suceava county. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ...

Its name literally means "The mine". An earlier name was Târgul Moldovei, literally meaning "Market town of Moldavia", referring to the river. It also had a Latin name, Civitas Moldaviae, found on an early seal of the city.

The earliest mention of the town was in Poland, in 1335, when a certain merchant is mentioned as being named "Alexa Moldaowicz" (that is, from the Town of Moldavia) and the next was in 1345, when Baia is placed on a list of towns of the Franciscan missionaries. Franciscans is the common name used to designate a variety of mendicant religious orders of men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and following the Rule of St. ...

The town was burnt by the Moldavian army in the prelude to the Battle of Baia on the night of 15 December 1467. The Battle of Baia was an important battle in the history of medieval Romania. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events October 29 - Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege Beginning of the Sengoku Period in Japan. ...

References

• V. Costăchel, PP Panaitescu, A. Cazacu. (1957) Viaţa feudală în Ţara Românească şi Moldova (secolele XIV–XVI) ("Feudal life in the Romanian and Moldovan Land (14th–16th centuries)", Bucureşti, Editura Ştiinţifică