Grințieș

	Grințieș Grințieș is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bradu, Grințieș, and Poiana. The commune is located in the western part of the county, on the border with Harghita County, from the town of Bicaz and from the county seat, Piatra Neamț. Grințieș is situated in the central part of the Eastern Romanian Carpathians, between the Bistrița Mountains and the Ceahlău Massif. It lies on the banks of the Bistricioara, close to where the river joins the Bistrița, at the upper end of Lake Izvorul Muntelui (also known as Lake Bicaz). The commune is traversed by National Road , which connects Piatra Neamț with the city of Toplița in Harghita County. The All Saints' Day dates from 1793. Natives * Nicolae Ionescu Nicolae Ionescu (1820 in Bradu, Neamț County – January 24, 1905 in Bradu) was a Romanian politician, jurist and publicist, brother of the agronomist Ion Ionescu de la Brad. He was leader of the Free and Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bistricioara (Siret) The Bistricioara is a right tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania, which it joins at the upper end of Lake Izvorul Muntelui, near the village Bistricioara.Bistricioara moldoveana (jud. Neamt) e-calauza.ro It flows through the villages Bilbor, Capu Corbului, Corbu, Tulgheș, Bradu Bradu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Neamț County Neamț County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River. Demographics Population In 2011, it had a population of 470,766 and a population density of 80/km2. * Romanians - 98.25% * Lipovans - 0.05% * Hungarians (more specifically Csángós) - 0.04% * Roma - 1.48%, and others Religion Geography Neamț County has an area of . The relief decreases from west to east. In the western part, there are mountains, the Eastern Carpathians, with heights of over and the impressive peak of Ceahlău Massif. Along the Bicaz River lies the canyon of Cheile Bicazului. Construction of the Bicaz Dam in the 1950s on the Bistrița River led to the formation of Lake Bicaz (Lake Izvorul Muntelui), the largest artificial lake completely in Romania. On the western side, the lowest point, at about , is found along the Siret River's valley. Neighbours Iași County an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nicolae Ionescu Nicolae Ionescu (1820 in Bradu, Neamț County – January 24, 1905 in Bradu) was a Romanian politician, jurist and publicist, brother of the agronomist Ion Ionescu de la Brad. He was leader of the Free and Independent Faction, serving several terms in Chamber and Senate, most often as a representative of Roman County, and was helped to establish several liberal coalitions in the 1860s and '70s. His career peaked just before the Romanian War of Independence, when he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Ion Brătianu. Ionescu ended his career in politics with the National Liberal Party. A professor of law and a rector of Iași University, he was also one of the founding members of the Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ro, Academia Română ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its byl .... 1820 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Commune In Romania A commune (''comună'' in Romanian language, Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a Counties of Romania, county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of ''Cities in Romania, city'' or ''Municipality in Romania, municipality''. In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor (''primar'' in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Toplița Toplița (; hu, Maroshévíz, ) is a municipality in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. The settlement has had multiple name changes: ''Taplócza'', ''Toplicza'', ''Gyergyó-Toplicza'', from February 3, 1861 ''Oláh-Toplicza'', or "Romanian Toplița", then from January 1, 1907 ''Maroshévíz'', until 1918, when it received the Romanian name ''Toplița Română''. Both the Romanian and the Hungarian name mean "hot water spring"; the first is a Romanian word of Slavic origin. The city administers eight villages: Călimănel (''Kelemenpatak''), Luncani (''Lunkány''), Măgheruș (''Magyaros''), Moglănești (''Moglán''), Secu (''Székpatak''), Vâgani (''Vugány''), Vale (''Válya'') and Zencani (''Zsákhegy''). Demographics According to the last census from 2011, there were 13,282 people living in the city. Of this population, 68.49% are ethnic Romanians, while 22.11% are ethnic Hungarians (primarily Székelys) and 3.64% ethnic Romani. Among the villages which are par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Roads In Romania Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows: motorways (autostradă – pl. autostrăzi) – colour: green; designation: A followed by one or two digits expressways (drum – pl. drumuri expres) – colour: red; designation: DX followed by one or two digits and an optional letter national road (drum național – pl. drumuri naționale) – colour: red; designation: DN followed by one or two digits and an optional letter county road (drum județean – pl. drumuri județene) – colour: blue; designation: DJ followed by three digits and an optional letter; unique numbers per county local road (drum – pl. drumuri comunale) – colour: yellow; designated DC followed by a number and an optional letter; unique numbers per county Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme. European routes passing through Romania: E58; E60; E70; E85; E79; E81; E68; E87 (Class A); E574; E576; E581; E583; E671; E771. As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lake Izvorul Muntelui The Lake Izvorul Muntelui, also known as Lake Bicaz, is the largest2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook p. 15 artificial lake on the interior waters of Romania ; it was created after the completion of a dam built on the river Bistrița . The dam is located a few kilometers north of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bistrița (Siret) The Bistrița (; also called as Bistrița Aurie or Bistrița Moldoveană; hu, Aranyos-Beszterce) is a river in the Romanian regions of Maramureș, Bukovina and Moldavia (most of its length). It is a right tributary of the river Siret. At Chetriș, near Bacău, it flows into the Siret. Its source is in the Rodna Mountains, at the foot of the . It flows through the counties Bistrița-Năsăud, Suceava, Neamț, and Bacău. The towns Vatra Dornei, Bicaz, Piatra Neamț, Roznov, Buhuși, and Bacău lie along the Bistrița. The Bistrița is long, and its basin area is .2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook p. 13 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bistrița Mountains The Bistrița Mountains ( ro, Munții Bistriței; hu, Besztercei-havasok) are mountain ranges in northern central Romania. Geologically these ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians group of the Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian categorization is indicated below. The Bistrița mountain range consist of the following mountains. * Bistrița Mountains (''Munții Bistriței'') per se, comprising Pietrosul Massif (''Masivul Pietrosul''; literally: ''Rocky Massif'') Budacul Massif (''Masivul Budacul'') ** Ceahlău Massif (''Masivul Ceahlău'') :with the latter sometimes considered a distinct range. In Romania these are considered part of the central Carpathians of Moldavia and Transylvania (''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani''), or "MMT" * Mestecăniș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ceahlău Massif The Ceahlău Massif () is one of the most famous mountains of Romania. It is part of the Bistrița Mountains range of the Eastern Carpathians division, in Neamț County, in the Moldavia region. The two most important peaks are Toaca (1904 m elevation) and Ocolașul Mare (1907 m elevation). It is bounded to the east by the river Bistrița and Lake Bicaz, to the south by the river Bicaz. From the south, the main access point is the village of Izvorul Muntelui, located 12 km north from the town of Bicaz. To the north, Mount Ceahlău is also accessible from Durău. Activities Ceahlău National Park shelters a large variety of flora and fauna; some of the species are endemic or rarely seen elsewhere in Romania. Hiking Mount Ceahlău is a popular hiking destination in Romania. There are seven main marked trails built for hikers and tourists. There are entry fees for visiting Ceahlău National Park. and fines for not respecting park's regulations. The park is monitored by lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians The Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians are a group of mountain ranges in Romania. These ranges are considered part of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Romanian Carpathians (in Romanian, ''Munții Carpați Orientali'') into three geographical groups, instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians: * North: Carpathians of Maramureș and Bukovina (''Munții Carpați ai Maramureșului și Bucovinei'') - MMB; * Centre: Moldavian-Transylvanian Carpathians (''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani'') - MMT; * South: Curvature Carpathians (''Munții Carpați de Curbură'') - MC; The Eastern Romanian (Oriental) Carpathians include: * Ridges of Bukovina (RO: ''Obcinele Bucovinei''), i.e. Obcina Mare (''Great Ridge''), Obcina Mestecăniș (''Mestecăniș Ridge'') and Obcina Feredeului (''Feredeu Ridge''). In Romania these are considered part of the northern Carpathians of Maramureș and Bukovina (''Munții Carpați ai Maramure� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Piatra Neamț Piatra Neamț (; german: Kreuzburg an der Bistrița (Siret), Bistritz; hu, Karácsonkő) is the capital city of Neamț County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathians, Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania. The Nord-Est (development region), ''Nord-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Piatra Neamț. Etymology The toponym ''piatra'' (meaning ‘rock’) was always part of the settlement's name throughout its history. It is also called Piatra lui (‘Christmas Rock’, thus also corresponding to the Hungarian name of the city, "-"). It is also simply called Piatra, to which the county name ''Neamț County, Neamț'' (meaning ‘German’) was added. Geography and access Piatra Neamț lies in the Bistrița River (Siret), Bistrița River Valley, surrounded by mountains — Pietricica (530 m), Cozla (679 m), Cernegura (852 m), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]