Telciu ( hu, Telcs; german: Teltsch) is a commune in
Bistrița-Năsăud County
Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-N ...
,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
. It is composed of four villages: Bichigiu (part of Coșbuc until 2004; ''Bükkös''), Fiad (''Bánffytelep''), Telcișor, and Telciu.
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, from its capital,
Bistrița
(; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of approxima ...
, on the border with
Maramureș County
Maramureș County () is a county (județ)
in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...
. It is crossed crossed by
national road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the Federal Government of the United States, federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Pot ...
, which runs straight north from Bistrița to
Moisei
Moisei ( hu, Majszin) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. Composed of a single village, Moisei, it is one of the oldest communes in Maramureș County, first attested in 1213. This place is well known for the monastery near the ...
, close to the Ukrainian border. Train stations in Bichigiu, Telciu, Fiezel, and Fiad serve a
Căile Ferate Române
Căile Ferate Române (; abbreviated as the CFR) is the state railway carrier of Romania. As of 2014, the railway network of Romania consists of , of which (37.4%) are electrified. The total track length is , of which (38.5%) are electrifie ...
rail line.
Telciu lies in a hilly area, at the foot of the
Rodna Mountains
Rodna Mountains ( ro, Munții Rodnei, hu, Radnai-havasok) are a subdivision of the Inner Eastern Carpathians in northern Romania. The name comes from the nearby Rodna Veche village. At , is the highest peak in all of the Eastern Carpathians.
T ...
. The river
Sălăuța
The Sălăuța is a right tributary of the river Someșul Mare in Romania. It discharges into the Someșul Mare in Salva.Fiad and
Bichigiu
The Bichigiu is a right tributary of the river Sălăuța in Romania. It flows into the Sălăuța between Telciu
Telciu ( hu, Telcs; german: Teltsch) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four vill ...
, discharge into the
Sălăuța
The Sălăuța is a right tributary of the river Someșul Mare in Romania. It discharges into the Someșul Mare in Salva.Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve
The Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve is a cave system located in the deeply forested areas of the Rodna Mountains, Bistrița-Năsăud County, in Romania.
The Tăușoare Cave was discovered in 1955 by a teacher, Leon Bârte. Located at an altitude of , ...
is located on the administrative territory of the commune. The reserve features the Tăușoare Cave; with a length of and a depth of , this is the deepest and the third longest cave in Romania.
According to the 2011 census, the commune has 5,798 inhabitants, of which 95.81% are ethnic
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...
.
Natives
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Valeria Peter Predescu
Valeria Peter Predescu (1947 – April 28, 2009) was a Romanian popular singer. She was born in Telciu, Bistrița-Năsăud County. She died at 62 in Bistrița
(; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) i ...
(1947–2009), folk music singer
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Gelu Vlașin
Gelu Vlașin (born 30 August 1966) is a Romanian poet and essayist.
Born in Telciu, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania on 30 August 1966, he is married to Cristina Maria Vlasin (music teacher and jazz singer) and has a son Darius Andrei Vlasin (b ...