Piatra Neamț (; german: Kreuzburg an der Bistritz; hu, Karácsonkő) is the capital city of

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 470,76 ...

, in the historical region of

Western Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova), also called Western Moldavia or Romanian Moldavia, is the historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1859, the Pr ...

, in northeastern

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 ...

. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania. The ''Nord-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Piatra Neamț.

Etymology

The

toponym Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...

''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'' (meaning ‘German’) was added.

Geography and access

Piatra Neamț lies in the Bistrița River Valley, surrounded by mountains — Pietricica (530 m), Cozla (679 m), Cernegura (852 m), Bâtca Doamnei (462 m) and Cârloman (617 m) — at an average height of . The river Doamna is a right tributary of the Bistrița; it flows into the Bâtca Doamnei Reservoir near Piatra Neamț. The city is located north of

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, in the historical region of

Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centr ...

. The nearest airport is

Bacău Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...

, situated south. Piatra Neamț is linked by

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trunk number 509 to

(and from there by Line 500 to Bucharest), and by national road to Bacău (and from there by DN2 to Bucharest),

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Suceava Suceava () is the largest urban settlement and the seat town ( ro, oraș reședință de județ) of Suceava County, situated in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania, and at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central and Eastern E ...

, and

Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; hu, Marosvásárhely ) is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the List of cities and towns in Romania, 16th largest Romanian city, with 134,290 inhabitants as of the 2011 Romania ...

in the

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region.

The city is informally divided in several districts (in Romanian: ''cartiere''): * 1 Mai * Băcioaia * Centru * Ciritei * Dărmănești * Doamna * Gara Veche * Mărăței * Precista * Sarata * Speranța * Valea Viei * Văleni * Vânători Of these, Ciritei, Doamna, and Văleni are formally separate villages administered by the municipality. There are plans to build two new districts, the larger of which will be on the site of the former ''Reconstrucția'' factory.

History

Stephen's Tower in Piatra Neamţ, Romania

The area around Piatra Neamț is one of the oldest inhabited areas in Romania. The oldest traces of human civilisation in the present territory date back to the higher

Paleolithic The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός ''palaios'', "old" and λίθος ''lithos'', "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone too ...

, about 100,000 years BCE. The

Cucuteni culture Cucuteni () is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, with a population of 1,446 as of 2002. The commune is composed of four villages: Băiceni, Bărbătești, Cucuteni, and Săcărești. It is located from the city of Iași and ...

, whose development lasted approximately one thousand years ( 3600-2600 BCE) was attested in the territory of Neamţ county by a remarkable number of settlements (approx. 150), archaeological diggings unearthing important museum collections of Aeneolithic artifacts. Archaeologists have also discovered objects here dating back to the Neolithic Period and the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

(about 1900-1700 BCE). Excavations just outside the city revealed the ruins of a large

Dacia Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus r ...

n city, Petrodava, mentioned by Greek geographer

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in the 2nd century. The whole compound had its heyday between the first century BCE and the first century CE. Standing out is the citadel at Bâtca Doamnei which contains shrines resembling those identified in the Orăștie Mountains. As far as the existence of a local leader is concerned, historians tend to suggest the identification of the Kingdom of Dicomes in the very political centre at Petrodava. The complex of strongholds without peer in

and

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and so ...

is evidence as to a powerful political and military centre both in

Burebista Burebista ( grc, Βυρεβίστας, Βοιρεβίστας) was the king of the Getae and Dacian tribes from 82/61BC to 45/44BC. He was the first king who successfully unified the tribes of the Dacian kingdom, which comprised the area locat ...

’s time and in the period that preceded the reign of

Decebalus Decebalus (), sometimes referred to as Diurpaneus, was the last Dacians, Dacian king. He is famous for fighting three wars, with varying success, against the Roman Empire under two emperors. After raiding south across the Danube, he defeated a Rom ...

. The settlement was documented in the 15th century as Piatra lui Crăciun, or Camena, a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...

. The first urban settlements, which emerged under Petru I Mușat (1375–1391), were Piatra lui Crăciun,

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, and Neamț. The

Neamț citadel Neamț Citadel ( ro, Cetatea Neamț or Cetatea Neamțului, ) is a medieval fortress located in north-eastern part of Romania, near Târgu Neamț, Neamț County. It was built in 14th century Moldavia during Petru I of Moldavia's reign and expanded ...

, whose documentary attestation dates back to February 2, 1395, was also erected during the same consolidation period of the Moldavian principality east of the Carpathians. The Princely Court of Piatra Neamț is mentioned for the first time in a document dated April 20, 1491, to have been founded between 1468 and 1475, under

Stephen the Great Stephen III of Moldavia, most commonly known as Stephen the Great ( ro, Ștefan cel Mare; ; died on 2 July 1504), was Voivode (or Prince) of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He was the son of and co-ruler with Bogdan II, who was murdered in 1451 ...

, the Princely Cathedral being built in 1497–1498, and the tall Bell Tower in 1499. In 2020, ten people were killed in a hospital fire.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census data, Piatra Neamț has a population of 85,055, a decrease from the figure recorded at the 2002 census, making it the 24th

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in Romania. The 2002 census recorded 104,914 people living within the city of Piatra Neamț. The ethnic makeup was as follows: *

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: 98.08% *

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: 1.3% *

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: 0.16% *

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: 0.14% * Other: 0.32%

Economy

The city's industries include a fertilizer plant, a pulp and paper mill, and several food-processing plants. In the city are also located an agricultural machinery plant (''Mecanica Ceahlău''), a pharmaceutical plant (''Plantavorel'') and two paper manufacturers. The city's main industrial park is situated south, in the Săvinești area. During the communist period, the ''Săvinești platform'' was one of the most important chemical plants in Romania and the site of a research institute. Today, the industrial facility is part of the Italian company

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, and it operates at low capacity. Piatraneamtvedereaeriana

In recent times, the most important Romanian commercial brands originating from Piatra Neamț are ''Rifil'' (synthetic fibers manufacturer), '' Altex'' ('' Media Galaxy'') (TV, hi-fi, home appliances national dealer), (paints manufacturer), ''Amicii-Kubo Ice Cream'' (ice cream producer) and ''Dasimpex'' (mobile phones dealer). There are 4 local TV stations (TV M, 1TV, TeleM, Actual TV), 3 FM radio stations, and several newspapers, including online newspapers such as CityNeamț and Ziar Piatra Neamț.

Transport

Public transport

Piatra Neamt trolleybus 142, ex-Lyon 2611, in 2005

Public transport in Piatra Neamț is managed mainly by S.C. Troleibuzul SA. Until 2019, the company operated both

trolleybus A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...

es and motorbuses. Although the company's name still includes a reference to trolleybuses, the last trolleybus service was discontinued in September 2019, the trolleybuses were put up for sale in March 2020, and removal of the overhead trolley wires began in June 2020. The trolleybus system had opened in 1995. The company now operates only motorbuses. * There are seven urban bus lines between the city's districts and the suburban communes of Dumbrava Roșie and Săvinești. * There are 18 bus lines which connect the suburbs with the city centre. * More private companies operate minibuses (of types

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light commercial vehicle (van) built by Mercedes-Benz Group AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a large van, chassis cab, minibus, and pickup truck. In the past, the Sprinter had been sold under the Mercedes-Benz, Dod ...

Volkswagen Crafter The Volkswagen Crafter, introduced in 2006, is the largest three- to five-ton van produced and sold by the German automaker Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The Crafter officially replaced the Volkswagen Transporter LT that was launched in 1975, ...

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, and

Ford Transit The Ford Transit is a family of light commercial vehicles manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1965, primarily as a cargo van, but also available in other configurations including a large passenger van (marketed as the Ford Tourneo in ...

Taxi transport

Several local companies operate taxi services inside the city.

Rail

The Piatra Neamț railway station is the main train station which serves Piatra Neamț. From there arrive and depart daily, 8 Regio trains on the route Piatra Neamț - Bacău and return, 4 Regio trains on the route Bicaz - Bacau and return, an Inter Regio train Piatra Neamț - Bucharest North (attachment to a train Suceava - Bucharest North in Bacău) and a train Regio Express Bicaz - Bucharest North (attached to a train Suceava - Bucharest North in Bacău).

Road

Piatra Neamț is a road junction. There, DN15 intersects with DN15C and DN15D. Also, the city is served by three

bus station A bus station or a bus interchange is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot can also be used to refer to a bus station, it generally refers to a bus garage. A bus station is l ...

s, where

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s between the city and other major Romanian cities start and terminate.

Culture and education

Piatra Neamț is home to Teatrul Tineretului (Youth's Theatre), the G. T. Kirileanu Library, and many cultural events, including the ''International Theatre Festival'' in the springtime, the classical music event (musical holidays) in the summertime and more folkloric festivals all year round. The Petru Rareș National College, "Calistrat Hogaș" national college, National College of Computer Science as well as "Victor Brauner" Fine Arts College are some of the most prestigious education centres in the Neamt county. Starting with January 2009, Piatra Neamț is the host of a short film festival called "Filmul de Piatra" (derived from the name of the city "Piatra" which means stone (rock) and translated as "Stone-film Festival"). The 1st edition took place in the building of Teatrul Tineretului and other locations between 7th and 11 January 2009. The festival has a national short film competition (all genres) and awards each category. The agenda also includes selections of international shorts, awarded in major festivals throughout the world. Other special programmes include live concerts, skiing and workshops. File:Tt.cristibur.JPG, Youth's Theatre File:Muzeul de Etnografie.jpg, Art museum File:Posta Centrala.jpg, Central Post File:Petru Rareș National College (Piatra Neamț).jpg, Petru Rareș National College File:Liceul de Arta.JPG, "Victor Brauner" Fine Arts College

Attractions

The city's main attractions are the natural environment of the area (the mountains and the lakes), the historical buildings, the museums, and the festivals. There are several projects in progress with the goal of transforming Piatra Neamț into a tourist destination in Romania; those projects include construction of a cable car and winter sports facilities. As of March 2022 there is a cable car service running from the railway station to the top of Cozla mountain.

Landmarks

* St John the Baptist church (1497–1498) and Stephen's tower (1499), during

's reign * The Princely Court * The History & Archaeology Museum (host of the

Cucuteni Cucuteni () is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, with a population of 1,446 as of 2002. The commune is composed of four villages: Băiceni, Bărbătești, Cucuteni, and Săcărești. It is located from the city of Iași an ...

exhibition, the largest Aeneolithic artifacts collection in southeastern Europe) * The Fine Arts Museum * The Natural Sciences Museum * The "Calistrat Hogaș" Memorial Museum * The "Schimbarea la Față" Wooden Church in Văleni * The

Bistrița Monastery The Bistrița Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Bistrița, ) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located 8 km west of Piatra Neamț. It was dedicated in 1402, having as original ctitor the Moldavian Voivode Alexandru cel Bun whose remains are buri ...

, founded in the early 15th century, is west of the city * The Wooden Synagogue

Parks

* Central Park * Cozla Park (including the Zoo and Cozla

ski run A ''piste'' () is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. This European term is French

) * Ștrandul Tineretului (including the Equestrian Stadium)

Sports

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is the local football (soccer) team; its best performance was third round in

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in 1999, after two matches versus Juventus Torino. Former ''Fibrex Săvinești'', actually ''HCM Piatra Neamț'' is the local men's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

team, three times champions of Romania and two times winners of Handball Romania's Cup. ''VC Unic Piatra Neamț'' is the local women's

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

team. Piatra Neamț is the residence of ''Constantin "Ticu" Lăcătușu'', the first Romanian alpinist who reached the top of

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. The Piatra Neamț Equestrian Stadium (''Baza Hipică'') is the host of several

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and

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international competitions.

Natives

Marcel Adams Marcel Adams (2 August 1920 – 11 August 2020) was a Canadian real estate investor, billionaire, and Holocaust survivor.

, real estate investor * Gershon Benjamin, painter *

Coca Bloos Coca Bloos (born 1 October 1946) is a Romanian actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1988. Selected filmography References External links

* 1946 births Living people Romanian film actresses People from Piatra Neamț ...

, actress *

Anda-Louise Bogza Anda-Louise Bogza (born February 21, 1965) is a celebrated Romanian opera soprano. In 1994, she won both the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Vienna International Singing Competition. In 2007, she was honored with the Thalia Award. Bi ...

, soprano singer * Harry Brauner, ethnomusicologist *

Victor Brauner Victor Brauner (, also spelled Viktor Brauner; 15 June 1903 – 12 March 1966) was a Romanian painter and sculptor of the surrealist movement. Early life He was born in Piatra Neamț, Romania, the son of a Jewish timber manufacturer who subseque ...

, painter * Emil Calmanovici, industrialist and communist activist * Ramona Cheorleu, television presenter and model *

Alexandru Dabija Alexandru Dabija (born February 13, 1955) is a stage director and actor in Romanian theater and film. Born in Piatra Neamț, he graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts in Bucharest. Dabija debuted in 1976 with Phili ...

, stage director and actor *

Sergiu Dan Sergiu Dan (; born Isidor Rotman or Rottman; December 29, 1903 – March 13, 1976) was a Romanian novelist, journalist, Holocaust survivor and political prisoner of the communist regime. Dan, the friend and collaborator of Romulus Dianu, was noted ...

, novelist and journalist * Luminița Dinu-Huțupan, handball player * Dan Graur, evolutionary biologist *

Carola Grindea Carola Grindea ( Rabinovici) (29 January 1914 – 10 July 2009) was a Romanian-born British pianist and piano teacher who established the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA) and the International Society for Study of Tension in Performance ...

, pianist and teacher *

Jacques Hérold Jacques Hérold (born Herold Blumer; 10 October 191011 January 1987) was a prominent surrealist painter born in Piatra Neamț, Romania. Biography Considered one of the most important late-period Surrealist painters, Hérold was born in a Jewis ...

, painter * Constantin Lăcătușu, mountain climber (first Romanian ascent on

) * Gheorghe Manoliu, general *

Alexandru Maxim Alexandru Iulian Maxim (; born 8 July 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Gaziantep, and the Romania national team. Maxim recorded his professional de ...

, football player * Mihaela Rădulescu, TV host * Andrei Rohețki, football player *

Teodora Sava Teodora Sava (, born November 27, 2001, Piatra Neamț) is a singer, former Antena 1 television channel star, and former contestant on the international music talent competition '' X Factor Romania''. Biography Teodora Sava was born on Novembe ...

, singer and actress *

Leon Sculy Logothetides Leon Sculy Logothetides (also known as Sculy Logotheti or only Sculy, sometimes Scully or, erroneously, Scully-Logothely)Mihai Sorin Rădulescu"Genealogii - Sculy-Logothetides" ''Ziarul financiar - Ziarul de Duminică'', 28 iulie 2006. (born in 185 ...

, surgeon and politician *

Henric Streitman Henric Ștefan Streitman (first name also Henric Șt., Enric, Henri or Henry, last name also Streitmann, Streittman, Ștraitman; 1873 – ''circa'' March 30, 1950) was a Romanian journalist, translator and political figure, who traversed the polit ...

, journalist and politician * Gheorghe Tadici, handball coach * Bogdan Țăruș, athlete * Daniel Tătaru, mathematician *

Jan Tausinger Jan Tausinger (1 November 1921 in Piatra Neamţ – 29 July 1980 in Prague) was a Romania-born ethnic Czech (people), Czech Viola, violist, Conducting, conductor and composer.#Vysloužil, Vysloužil (2001), p. 548-549 Biography Tausinger studied co ...

, violist, conductor, and composer *

Mihai Trăistariu Mihai Trăistariu (; born December 16, 1979 in Constanța, Romania), also known as simply Mihai (stylized as M I H A I or MIHAI), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. He is best known for representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 20 ...

, singer and songwriter *

V. A. Urechia V. A. Urechia (most common version of Vasile Alexandrescu Urechia, ; born Vasile Alexandrescu and also known as Urechiă, Urechea, Ureche, Popovici-Ureche or Vasile Urechea-Alexandrescu; 15 February 1834 – 21 November 1901) was a Moldavian, ...

, historian and writer * Laura Vasiliu, actress *

Lascăr Vorel Lascăr Vorel (19 August 1879 – 8 February 1918) was a Romanian Post-Impressionist painter whose style was linked to Expressionism. He was the scion of a pharmacist clan in Piatra Neamț, but abandoned the family trade to take up drawing, and ...

, painter * A. L. Zissu, writer and journalist

Twin towns – sister cities

Piatra Neamț is twinned with: *

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, United States * Beinasco, Italy *

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, Turkey *

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, Moldova *

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, Ukraine *

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, Israel * Lod, Israel * Mably, France *

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, Spain *

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, Moldova *

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, France *

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, France *

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, Italy * Villerest, France

In popular culture

Astronomical dedication

In 1998 an asteroid was named after Piatra Neamț by Alfredo Caronia, an Italian amateur astronomer and co-discoverer of the asteroid, who lives in the city.

Gallery

Zona veche Piatra Neamţ.jpg, Stephen's Tower and the Princely Court Assembly 1 turn-stefan.jpg, Stephen's Tower BisericaDinPiatraNeamtmartie2010.JPG, St. Ioan Church from royal court complex Piatra Neamt2.cristibur.jpg, Ceahlău Hotel Telegondolaneamt.jpg, Cable car Piatra Neamt 1.cristibur.JPG, General view from cable car Lacul Batca Doamnei.JPG, Bâtca Doamnei Lake Dealul Batca Doamnei, Muntele Cozla.JPG, Aerial view Bistrita.cristibur.jpg, The city and the Bistrița River Piatra Neamt3.cristibur.jpg, Mount Pietricica & TV tower Gara Piatra Neamt 2018 01 15.jpg, The CFR railway station Schitul Dochia - panoramio.jpg, Dochia monastery

References

External links

Piatra Neamț news

Neamt County Museum Complex

piatraneamt.webs.com

Piatra Neamț City Hall

Vizitează Piatra Neamț

Neamț online
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piatra Neamt Cities in Romania Capitals of Romanian counties Populated places in Neamț County Localities in Western Moldavia