Bistrita-Nasaud County
Encyclopedia
Bistrița-Năsăud (ˈbistrit͡sa nəsəˈud; ) is a county (județ
Judet
A județ is an administrative division in Romania, and was also used for some time in Moldova, before that country switched to raions.Județ translates into English as jurisdiction, but is commonly mistranslated as county .The territory of Romania is divided for administrative purposes into 41...

) of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, in Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...

, with the capital city at Bistrița
Bistrita
Bistrița is the capital city of Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistriţa River. The city has a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants, and it administers six villages: Ghinda, Sărata, Sigmir, Slătiniţa, Unirea and Viişoara.-History:The earliest sign of...

.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 311,657 and the population density was 58/km².
  • Romanians
    Romanians
    The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....

     – 90.3%
  • Hungarians – 5.9%
  • Roma – 3.6%
  • Germans
    Germans
    The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

     – 0.2%


83.1% of inhabitants were Romanian Orthodox, 6.3% Pentecostal
Pentecostal Union of Romania
The Pentecostal Union of Romania is Romania's fourth-largest religious body and one of its eighteen officially recognised religious denominations. At the 2002 census, 330,486 Romanians declared themselves to be Pentecostals; ethnically, they were 85.2% Romanians, 10.6% Roma, 1.9% Ukrainians, 1.8%...

, 4.6% Reformed
Reformed Church in Romania
The Reformed Church in Romania is the organization of the Calvinist church in Romania. The majority of its followers are of Hungarian ethnicity and Hungarian is the main church language...

, 2.3% Greek-Catholic
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic is an Eastern Catholic Church which is in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. It is ranked as a Major Archiepiscopal Church and uses the Byzantine liturgical rite in the Romanian language....

, 1.2% Roman Catholic, 0.8% Baptist
Baptist Union of Romania
The Baptist Union of Romania is an alliance of Baptist churches for cooperative ministry in Romania. Since independent churches have no legal standing in Romania, the Baptist Union also provides a mediatorial relationship between churches and government.The first modern-era Baptists in Romania...

, 0.7% belonged to "another religion", 0.5% Seventh-day Adventist
Romanian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
The Romanian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is Romania's eighth-largest religious body. At the 2002 census, 97,041 Romanians declared themselves to be Seventh-Day Adventists; they have over 500 church buildings...

 and 0.5% other or none.
Year County population
1948 233,650
1956 255,789
1966 269,954
1977 286,628
1992 326,820
2002 311,657

Geography

The county has a total area of 5,355 km². One third of this surface represents the mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Țibleș
Ţibleş Mountains
The Țibleș Mountains are a volcanic mountain range located in northern Romania, part of the Vihorlat-Gutin Area of the Inner Eastern Carpathians....

, Rodna
Rodna Mountains
Rodna Mountains are a subdivision of the Eastern Carpathians in Northern Romania. The name comes from the nearby Rodna Veche village.The Rodna Mountains have one of the longest continuous ridges in Romania, with over 50 km from west to east...

, Suhard, Bârgău
Bârgau Mountains
The Bârgău Mountains are a mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains, part of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains in the Bistriţa-Năsăud County, in the north of Romania.The highest point is Heniu Mare at 1,610.5 meters....

 and Călimani Mountains
Călimani Mountains
The Călimani Mountains or Kelemen-havasok are the largest volcanic complex of the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania, Romania. Geologically they belong to the Căliman-Harghita Mountains group of the Inner Eastern Carpathians....

. The rest of the surface represents the North-East side of the Transylvanian Plateau
Transylvanian Plateau
The Transylvanian Plateau is a plateau in central Romania.The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern, Southern and Romanian Western branches of the Carpathian Mountains...

.

The main river crossing the county is the Someșul Mare River
Somesul Mare River
The Someșul Mare is a river in north-western Romania, originating in the Bistriţa-Năsăud County in the Rodna Mountains at the junction of two headwaters — the Preluci River/Pârâul Mariei) and the Zmeu River. The Someşul Mare flows west through Rodna, Năsăud and Beclean, until it meets the Someșul...

 River. On the Bistrița River there is a big dam and a lake.

Neighbours

  • Suceava County
    Suceava County
    Suceava is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia and few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava.- Demographics :...

     in the East.
  • Cluj County
    Cluj County
    Cluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...

     in the West.
  • Maramureș County
    Maramures County
    Maramureș is a county of Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.- History :* The 10th century frontier county of Borsova was founded by Stephen I of Hungary. Since then Máramaros served as the north-eastern border of the Hungarian Kingdom until 1920, the Trianon Peace...

     in the North.
  • Mureș County
    Mures County
    Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....

     in the South.

Administrative divisions

Bistriţa-Năsăud County has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 58 communes.
  • Municipalities
    • Bistrița
      Bistrita
      Bistrița is the capital city of Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistriţa River. The city has a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants, and it administers six villages: Ghinda, Sărata, Sigmir, Slătiniţa, Unirea and Viişoara.-History:The earliest sign of...

       – capital city; 81,467 (as of 2002)
  • Towns
    • Beclean
      Beclean
      Beclean is a town in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, in north-eastern Transylvania, Romania. It has an estimated population in 2006 of 10,889 and administers three villages: Coldău, Figa and Rusu de Jos....

    • Năsăud
      Nasaud
      Năsăud is a town in Bistriţa-Năsăud County in Romania located in the historical region of Transylvania. The town administers two villages, Liviu Rebreanu and Luşca.The name Năsăud is possibly derived from the Slavic nas voda, meaning "near the water"...

    • Sângeorz-Băi
      Sângeorz-Bai
      Sângeorz-Băi is a well-known spa resort and town in the beautiful mountain region of Bistriţa-Năsăud County in Transylvania, Romania...



  • Communes
    • Bistriţa Bârgăului
      Bistrita Bârgaului
      Bistriţa Bârgăului is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bistriţa Bârgăului and Colibiţa .-References:...

    • Braniștea
      Branistea, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Braniştea is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Braniştea, Cireşoaia and Măluţ ....

    • Budacu de Jos
      Budacu de Jos
      Budacu de Jos is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Budacu de Jos, Buduş, Jelna, Monariu and Simioneşti....

    • Budești
      Budesti, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Budeşti is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Budeşti, Budeşti-Fânaţe, Ţagu and Ţăgşoru.-References:...

    • Căianu Mic
      Caianu Mic
      Căianu Mic is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Căianu Mare, Căianu Mic, Ciceu-Poieni and Dobric. It also included two other villages until 2004, when they were transferred to Spermezeu Commune.-References:...

    • Cetate
      Cetate, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Cetate is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Orheiu Bistriţei, Petriş and Satu Nou . It also included three other villages until 2002, when they were split off to form Dumitriţa Commune....

    • Chiochiș
      Chiochis
      Chiochiş is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Apatiu , Bozieş , Buza Cătun , Cheţiu , Chiochiş, Jimbor , Manic , Sânnicoară , Strugureni and Ţentea .At the 2002 census, 73.1%...

    • Chiuza
      Chiuza
      Chiuza is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiuza, Mireş, Piatra and Săsarm....

    • Ciceu-Giurgești
      Ciceu-Giurgesti
      Ciceu-Giurgeşti is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ciceu-Giurgeşti and Dumbrăveni. It also included three other villages until 2002, when they were split off to form Negrileşti Commune....

    • Ciceu-Mihăiești
      Ciceu-Mihaiesti
      Ciceu-Mihăieşti is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Ciceu-Corabia , Ciceu-Mihăieşti and Leleşti . These were part of Petru Rareş Commune until 2005, when they were split off....


    • Coșbuc
      Cosbuc, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Coşbuc is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. Since the village of Bichigiu was transferred to Telciu commune in 2004, Coşbuc remains the commune's only village.The poet George Coşbuc was born here in 1866....

    • Dumitra
      Dumitra
      Dumitra is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cepari, Dumitra and Tărpiu....

    • Dumitrița
      Dumitrita
      Dumitriţa is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Budacu de Sus, Dumitriţa and Ragla. These were part of Cetate Commune until 2002, when they were split off....

    • Feldru
      Feldru
      Feldru is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Feldru and Nepos....

    • Galații Bistriței
      Galaţii Bistriţei
      Galaţii Bistriţei is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albeştii Bistriţei, Dipşa, Galaţii Bistriţei, Herina and Tonciu....

    • Ilva Mare
      Ilva Mare
      Ilva Mare is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ilva Mare and Ivăneasa....

    • Ilva Mică
      Ilva Mica
      Ilva Mică is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Ilva Mică....

    • Josenii Bârgăului
      Josenii Bârgaului
      Josenii Bârgăului is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Josenii Bârgăului, Mijlocenii Bârgăului, Rusu Bârgăului and Strâmba.-References:...

    • Leșu
      Lesu
      Leşu is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Leşu and Lunca Leşului....

    • Lechința
      Lechinta
      Lechinţa is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bungard, Chiraleş, Lechinţa, Sângeorzu Nou, Sâniacob, Ţigău and Vermeş.-References:...


    • Livezile
      Livezile, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Livezile is a commune located in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Cuşma, Dorolea, Dumbrava, Livezile and Valea Poenii....

    • Lunca Ilvei
      Lunca Ilvei
      Lunca Ilvei is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Lunca Ilvei....

    • Maieru
      Maieru
      Maieru is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Anieş and Maieru.- People :* Octavian Utalea...

    • Matei
      Matei, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Matei is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bidiu, Corvineşti, Enciu, Fântânele, Matei and Moruţ.-References:...

    • Măgura Ilvei
      Magura Ilvei
      Măgura Ilvei is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Arşiţa and Măgura Ilvei, and also included Poiana Ilvei village until 2003, when it was split off....

    • Mărișelu
      Mariselu
      Mărişelu is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bârla, Domneşti, Jeica, Măgurele, Mărişelu, Neţeni and Sântioana.-References:...

    • Miceștii de Câmpie
      Micestii de Câmpie
      Miceştii de Câmpie is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Fântâniţa, Miceştii de Câmpie and Visuia.-References:...

    • Milaș
      Milas
      Milas is an ancient city and the seat of the district of the same name in Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey. The city commands a region with an active economy, and the region is very rich in history and its remains, the whole territory of Milas district containing a remarkable twenty-seven...

    • Monor
      Monor, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Monor is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Gledin and Monor....

    • Negrilești
      Negrilesti, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Negrileşti is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Breaza, Negrileşti and Purcărete. These belonged to Ciceu-Giurgeşti Commune until 2002, when they were split off.-References:...


    • Nimigea
      Nimigea
      Nimigea is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania, with 5,324 residents. It is composed of eight villages: Floreşti, Mintiu, Mititei, Mocod, Mogoşeni, Nimigea de Jos , Nimigea de Sus and Tăure....

    • Nuşeni
      Nuseni
      Nuşeni is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Beudiu, Dumbrava, Feleac, Malin, Nuşeni, Rusu de Sus and Viţa....

    • Parva
    • Petru Rareş
      Petru Rares, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Petru Rareş is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Baţa and Reteag . It also included Ciceu-Mihăieşti, Ciceu-Corabia and Leleşti villages until 2005, when these were split off to form Ciceu-Mihăieşti Commune....

    • Poiana Ilvei
      Poiana Ilvei
      Poiana Ilvei is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Poiana Ilvei, part of Măgura Ilvei Commune until 2003, when it was split off....

    • Prundu Bârgăului
      Prundu Bârgaului
      Prundu Bârgăului is a commune in the county of Bistriţa-Năsăud in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Prundu Bârgăului and Susenii Bârgăului.-External links:*...

    • Rebra
      Rebra
      Rebra is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Rebra....

    • Rebrişoara
      Rebrisoara
      Rebrişoara is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gersa I, Gersa II, Poderei and Rebrişoara....

    • Rodna
      Rodna
      Rodna is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Rodna and Valea Vinului.During the Late Middle Ages, the Transylvanian Saxon-inhabited commune was sacked by the Mongols during their invasion of the Kingdom of Hungary....

    • Romuli
      Romuli
      Romuli is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dealu Ştefăniţei and Romuli.-External links:...


    • Runcu Salvei
      Runcu Salvei
      Runcu Salvei is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Runcu Salvei, and was part of Salva Commune until 2005, when it was split off....

    • Salva
      Salva, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Salva is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Salva, and included Runcu Salvei village until it was split off to form a separate commune in 2005....

    • Sânmihaiu de Câmpie
      Sânmihaiu de Câmpie
      Sânmihaiu de Câmpie is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Brăteni , La Curte , Sălcuţa , Sânmihaiu de Câmpie, Stupini and Zoreni ....

    • Şieu
      Sieu, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Şieu is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Ardan, Posmuş, Şieu and Şoimuş.-References:...

    • Şieu-Odorhei
      Sieu-Odorhei
      Şieu-Odorhei is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Agrişu de Jos, Agrişu de Sus, Bretea, Coasta, Cristur-Şieu, Şieu-Odorhei and Şirioara....

    • Şieu-Măgheruş
      Sieu-Magherus
      Şieu-Măgheruş is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Arcalia, Chintelnic, Crainimăt, Podirei, Sărăţel, Şieu-Măgheruş and Valea Măgheruşului....

    • Şieuţ
      Sieut
      Şieuţ is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Lunca , Ruştior , Sebiş and Şieuţ....

    • Şintereag
      Sintereag
      Şintereag is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Blăjenii de Jos, Blăjenii de Sus, Caila, Cociu, Şieu-Sfântu, Şintereag and Şintereag-Gară....

    • Silivaşu de Câmpie
      Silivasu de Câmpie
      Silivaşu de Câmpie is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Draga, Fânaţele Silivaşului, Porumbenii and Silivaşu de Câmpie.-References:...


    • Spermezeu
      Spermezeu
      Spermezeu is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Dobricel, Dumbrăviţa, Hălmăsău, Lunca Borlesei, Păltineasa, Sita, Spermezeu and Şesuri Spermezeu-Vale. Dobricel and Dumbrăviţa were part of Căianu Mic Commune until 2004....

    • Şanţ
      Sant
      Sant is an Indian term derived from a Sanskrit verb that means both "to be good" and "to be real". From the fifteenth century the term has often referred to those who sing the name of God and worship Him, particularly the bhakti poets of Marathi...

    • Târlişua
      Târlisua
      Târlişua is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Agrieş, Agrieşel, Borleasa, Cireaşi, Lunca Sătească, Molişet, Oarzina, Răcăteşu, Şendroaia and Târlişua.-Natives:*Liviu Rebreanu , novelist...

    • Teaca
      Teaca
      Teaca is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Archiud, Budurleni, Ocniţa, Pinticu, Teaca and Viile Tecii....

    • Telciu
      Telciu
      Telciu is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bichigiu , Fiad , Telcişor and Telciu.-External links:...

    • Tiha Bârgăului
      Tiha Bârgaului
      .Tiha Bârgăului is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ciosa, Mureşenii Bârgăului, Piatra Fântânele, Tiha Bârgăului and Tureac. This is a beautiful city.-References:...

    • Uriu
      Uriu
      Uriu is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cristeştii Ciceului, Hăşmaşu Ciceului, Ilişua and Uriu....

    • Urmeniş
      Urmenis
      Urmeniş is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Câmp, Coşeriu, Delureni , Fânaţe , Podenii , Scoabe, Şopteriu , Urmeniş, Valea and Valea Mare .-References:...

    • Zagra
      Zagra, Bistrita-Nasaud
      Zagra is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Alunişul, Perişor, Poienile Zagrei, Suplai and Zagra.-References:...



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