Hangu is a commune in
Neamț County,
Western Moldavia,
Romania. Situated in an area of the
Lake Izvorul Muntelui also called "
Little Switzerland," it is a mixture of modern and archaic culture. It is composed of five villages: Buhalnița, Chirițeni, Grozăvești, Hangu, and Ruginești.
Geography
Hangu is near
Lake Izvorul Muntelui (also known as Bicaz Lake), an artificial lake used to generate
hydroelectricity. The village is located in the valley of Hangu river and it surrounded by the peaks of Mount Stânișoara: Muntele Hangu westwards, Boboteni village and Muncelu Peak in the north, the
Audia village, and the Malu Peak eastwards. In the south, the 15C road separates the village from the Bicaz Lake and over the lake, the
Ceahlău Massif (a popular Romanian tourist site).
Demographics
The commune's main village, also called Hangu, has a population of about 1,500 inhabitants. It is situated on the national road 15C which stretches from
Piatra Neamț
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to
Târgu Mureș. The area of the commune is home to many ethnographic treasures which are preserved by local traditions or through the local cultural association which publishes a monthly magazine called ''Țara Hangului''. The main activities are
agriculture,
forestry,
tourism, and
car service
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. It is a typical
mountain village, with the main institutions (school, police, local administration, health service, etc.) and a high rate of
unemployment (about 20% according to the latest survey of AJOFM (The Job Service) Neamț). As a result, many inhabitants work abroad in
Italy,
Spain,
Greece, or
Germany. Except the national road 15C, all the other internal roads are not suitable for cars with low wheelbase. A running water system is provided by funds from
Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (SAPARD), however, further work still needs to be done on the village's
infrastructure
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and
environmental protection.
Natives
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Victor Cădere
Victor Cădere (1891–1980) was a Romanian jurist, administrator and diplomat. Born in Buhalnița, Neamț County, he got a doctorate in law.
He was member or the Romanian delegation to the Peace Conference in Paris in 1919 and head of the Roman ...
(1891–1980), jurist, administrator, and diplomat
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Dumitru Coroamă (1885–1956), major general
References
External links
Official site
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Communes in Neamț County
Localities in Western Moldavia