Bicaz
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Bicaz Békás |
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| Historical region : | West Moldova | ||||
| Circle : | Neamț | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 55 ' N , 26 ° 6' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 432 m | ||||
| Area : | 148.9 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 6,543 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 44 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 615100 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 33 | ||||
| License plate : | NT | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Structure : | 6 districts / cadastral communities: Capșa , Dodeni , Izvoru Alb , Izvoru Muntelui , Potoci , Secu | ||||
| Mayor : | Nicolae Sălăgean ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Str.Barajului, no. 4 loc. Bicaz, jud. Neamț, RO-615100 |
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Bicaz ( Hungarian Békás ) is a town in the county Neamţ in the West of Moldova in Romania .
location
Bicaz is located on the eastern edge of the Ceahlău Mountains , which are part of the Eastern Carpathians . On the national roads Drum național 12C and Drum național 15 , the city is about 25 kilometers to the west of the district capital Piatra Neamț .
history
Bicaz was a village until 1960, when the place was raised to a city in connection with the creation of the Izvorul Muntelui reservoir on the Bistrița (Bistritz).
population
The city has 8428 inhabitants; 96.02% of them are Romanians and 3.61% Roma ; 0.37% belong to other ethnic groups. Accordingly, 96.58% of the population are Romanian Orthodox and 1.69% Roman Catholic (all data from 2002).
Attractions
The lime processed in Bicaz is mined west of the city just before the entrance to the Bicaz Gorge. The Peştera Munticelu stalactite cave is also located in this area . Through the deeply cut gorge of the 10-kilometer-long Bicaz Gorge ( Cheile Bicazului ), the rock walls of which sometimes rise more than 100 meters vertically, a pass road leads in a south-westerly direction up to the Red Lake ( Lacul Roșu ) about 30 kilometers away . This was dammed in 1837 by a landslide. The stumps of the trees still protrude from the lake today.
About four kilometers to the north is the Izvorul Muntelui reservoir , the largest in Romania. Here you have a far-reaching view of the Eastern Carpathians .
The Lacul Roșu ( Red Lake )
Mayor's office
Bicaz gorge
Reservoir (2004)
Reservoir (2011)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Structura ethno-demográfica a României
