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
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