Băsești () is a commune in Maramureș County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Băsești, Odești (Vadafalva), Săliște (Kecskésfalva), and Stremț (Bükktótfalu).
Geography
The commune is located at the extreme southwest of Maramureș County, at a distance of about from the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with both Sălaj and Satu Mare counties. It lies at an altitude of , on the banks of the rivers Băsești and Tămășești. The closest train station is in Ariniș commune, away.
Sights
- Wooden Church in Odești, built in the 19th century (1832)
- Wooden Church in Săliște, built in the 20th century (1902)
- Gheorghe Pop de Băsești Memorial House
Notable people
- Gheorghe Pop de Băsești (1835–1919), Austro-Hungarian and Romanian politician
- Elena Pop-Hossu-Longin (1862–1940), Austro-Hungarian and Romanian writer, journalist and women's rights activist
- (born 1951), mathematician, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy
- Decebal Traian Remeș (1949–2020), politician