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The first documented mention of the village was in 1630, while mining activities are known to have taken place here since 1315. However, skeletal remains of animals and traces of human activity in the Poiana
Botizii cave dating back to the Upper Paleolithic, indicate the area was populated long
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has been known as Lápos-Bánya (1630), Bajutze (1850) and Oláh Lápos-Bánya or Băiuța (1854). The names all derive from the Băiuț Mine, an important landmark in the area. The settlement was also known as
Erzsebetbanya, since it used to be the location of many properties of
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Strambulu (1835), Strimbuy (1850), Sztrimbuly, Strâmbul Băiuțului, Horgospataka – Pârâul lui Horgos and Kohovolgy – Valea Furnalului (1854), names tied to the iron mine and forge there.
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was first documented as Botiz in 1344. In 1750, it was known as Pojana Zseler, in 1830 it was renamed to
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Black Pond Nature
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