Bicazu Ardelean
Bicazu Ardelean | |
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 View of Bicazu Ardelean | |
 Location in Neamț County | |
  Bicazu Ardelean Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°51′N 25°56′E / 46.850°N 25.933°ECoordinates: 46°51′N 25°56′E / 46.850°N 25.933°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Neamț |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Constantin-Ioan Bârsan (PNL) |
| Area | 111.7 km2 (43.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 688 m (2,257 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 4,030 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 617065 |
| Vehicle reg. | NT |
| Website | comunabicazuardelean |
Bicazu Ardelean (Hungarian: Gyergyóbékás) is a commune in Neamț County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bicazu Ardelean, Telec (Gyergyózsedánpatak), and Ticoș (Tikos).
Located on the western border of Neamț County, Bicazu Ardelean is one of three communes in the county (most of which is in Western Moldavia) that are part of the historic region of Transylvania.
The commune lies on the banks of the Bicaz River and its tributaries, the Capra and the Bistra. Directly to the north is the imposing Ceahlău Massif, while the Hășmaș Mountains are to the southwest. It neighbors the following communes: Grințieș and Ceahlău to the north, Tașca to the east, Bicaz-Chei to the south, and Tulgheș, Harghita County to the west.
Bicazu Ardelean is traversed by national road , which starts in Bicaz, 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east; the road continues through the scenic Bicaz Gorge, passes by the Red Lake, and ends in Gheorgheni, 43 km (27 mi) to the west, in Harghita County.
In the hamlet of Țepeșeni there is marl quarry; the ore extracted from there is transported to the in Tașca along the that runs from Bicaz-Chei to Bicaz.
The (located on Pârâul Caprei Street in Telec village) is listed as a historic monument by the National Register of Historic Monuments.
References[]
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
External links[]
- On the road from Bicazu Ardelean to the Ceahlău Massif on YouTube
- Ore trains moving between the Tașca Cement Factory and Bicazu Ardelean on YouTube
Wooden church in Telec village
A freight train being loaded in the Bicazu Ardelean stone quarry
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