The Bistrița (; also called as Bistrița Aurie or Bistrița Moldoveană; hu, Aranyos-Beszterce) is a

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in the

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n regions of

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and

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(most of its length). It is a right tributary of the river

Siret Siret (; german: Sereth; hu, Szeretvásár; uk, Серет, Seret; yi, סערעט, Seret) is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is ...

. At Chetriș, near

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, it flows into the Siret. Its source is in the

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, at the foot of the . It flows through the counties Bistrița-Năsăud,

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, Neamț, and

. The towns

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Bicaz Bicaz ( hu, Békás) is a town in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania situated in the eastern Carpathian Mountains near the confluence of the Bicaz and Bistrița Rivers and near Lake Bicaz, an artificial lake formed by the Bicaz Dam on th ...

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 Easter ...

, Roznov,

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, and

lie along the Bistrița. The Bistrița is long, and its basin area is .2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
p. 13Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret
Administrația Națională Apele Române, page 17 The upper reach is also known as Bistrița Aurie (german: Goldene Bistritz). The following dams have been constructed on the river Bistrița: * Topoliceni * Izvorul Muntelui * Pângărați * Vaduri *

* Reconstrucția *

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* Gârleni * Lilieci *

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Bistrița, from source to mouth: Șesuri, Cârlibaba Nouă, Valea Stânei, Botoș, Ciocănești, Iacobeni, Argestru,

, Cozănești, Ortoaia, Gheorghițeni, Rusca, Sunători, Chiril, Cojoci,

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

, Crucea,

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, Holdița, Broșteni, Lungeni,

Frasin Frasin (german: Frassin or Fraßin) is a town in Suceava County, mountainous northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Frasin is the thirteenth-largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 5,702 ...

, Mădei, Pârâul Cârjei, Borca, Soci, Pârâul Pântei, Bușmei,

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, Popești,

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, Pârâul Fagului, Săvinești, Galu,

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, Topoliceni, Roșeni, Poiana Largului, Călugăreni, Bistricioara, Ceahlău, Chirițeni, Grozăvești, Buhalnița, Ruginești, Izvoru Alb,

, Capșa,

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, Oanțu, Pângărați, Preluca, Vaduri, Viișoara, Agârcia, Doamna,

, Văleni,

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, Dumbrava Roșie, Brășăuți, Săvinești, Roznov, Șovoaia, Zănești, Ruseni,

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, Rediu,

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, Frunzeni,

, Blăgești,

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, Gura Văii, Gârlenii de Sus, Gârleni, Itești, Lilieci,

, Galbeni.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bistrița (from source to mouth): *Left: Bârjaba, Vulcănescu, Mostim, Tinosu Mare, Iurescu, Bretila, Țibău,

Cârlibaba Cârlibaba (german: Mariensee, Ludwigsdorf, or Kirlibaba; pl, Kirlibaba) is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of six villages, namely: Cârlibaba (Veche; also the commune seat), Cârlibaba Nouă, ...

, Afinetu, Valea Stânei, Andronic, Botoș, Gropăria, Oița, Brezuța, Fieru, Argestru, Chilia, Biliceni, Gheorghițeni, Rusca, Stânișoara, Călinești, Frumușana, Izvorul Arseneasa, Colbu, Arama, Chiril, Cojoci, Fieru, Pârâul Fagului, Izvorul Casei, Leșu, Holda (or Puzdra), Holdița, Cotârgași, Pietroasa, Sabasa, Fărcașa, Galu, Bolătău, Stâna, Vârlanu, Letești, Hangu, Buhalnița, Potoci, Capșa, Pângărați, Pângărăcior, Valea Mare, Cuejdiu, Frăsinel,

Cracău The Cracău is a left tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania. It is formed at the confluence of its headwaters Cracăul Alb and Cracăul Negru in Magazia. It discharges into the Bistrița in Roznov.Câlneș, Români, Lețcana, Racova, Valea Rea. *Right: Putreda, Tomnatecu Mare, Tomnatecu Mic, Bila, Lala, Rotunda, Izvorul Șes, Zacla, Valea Rusăi, Măgura, Fundoaia, Stânișoara, Valea Bâtcii, Izvorul Gândacului, Diaca, Humor, Scoruș, Pârâul Rece, Suhărzelu Mic, Suhărzelu Mare, Tisa, Ciotina, Haju, Dorna, Neagra, Arin, Cozănești, Ortoaia, Bolătău, Rusca, Oșoiu, Sunători, Valea Lutului, Izvoru Rău, Bârnărel, Pârâul Cornului, Cicul, Bârnaru, Căboaia,

Neagra Broștenilor The Neagra Broștenilor (also: ''Neagra'') is a right tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the ...

, Borca, Stejar, Dreptul, Ruseni, Zahorna, Roșeni, Pârâul Duruitorilor, Bistricioara, Schit, Răpciunița, Țiflic, Valea Strâmtorilor, Izvorul Alb, Secu, Izvorul Muntelui, Coșușna,

, Crasnița, Crasna, Potoci,

, Oanțu, Secu Vaduri, Agârcia, Doamna, Sasca, Calul, Iapa, Nechit, Poloboc, Dragova, Buda, Trebeș.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bistrita (Siret) Rivers of Romania Rivers of Bistrița-Năsăud County Rivers of Suceava County Rivers of Neamț County Rivers of Bacău County