Tazlău is a commune in

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 ...

Western Moldavia Western Moldavia (, ''Moldova de Apus'', or , also known as Moldavia, is the core historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1878, the P ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of a single village, also named Tazlău.

Tazlău Monastery Tazlău Monastery () is a Romanian Orthodox Christian monastery located at 188 Ștefan cel Mare Street, Tazlău, Neamț County, Romania. History and description Dedicated to the Nativity of Mary, the monastery was established in 1497, with prince ...

is located in the village.

Geography

The commune is situated at the western edge of the

Moldavian Plateau The Moldavian Plateau () is a geographic area of the historical region of Moldavia, spanning nowadays the east and northeast of Romania, most of Moldova (except the south), and most of the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine (where it is known as the ''P ...

, in the foothills of the

Tarcău Mountains The Tarcău Mountains (, ) are a mountain range, part of the Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. The range is located between the latitudes 46°25′ and 46°57′ N and between the longitudes 25°52′ and 26°28 ...

. It lies at an altitude of , on the banks of the river

Tazlău Tazlău is a Commune in Romania, commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, also named Tazlău. Tazlău Monastery is located in the village. Geography The commune is situated at the western edge of t ...

. Tazlău is located in the southern part of Neamț County, from the county seat,

Piatra Neamț Piatra Neamț (; ; ) is the capital city of Neamț County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its very privileged location in the Divisions of the Carpathians, Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is con ...

, on the border with

Bacău County Bacău County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania. Geography This county has a total area of . In the western part of the county there a ...

. It neighbors the following communes: Borlești to the north,

Balcani Balcani is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Balcani, Frumoasa, Ludași, and Schitu Frumoasa. The commune is located in the foothills of the Eastern Carpathians, at an altitude of , on the ban ...

to the south,

Tarcău Tarcău is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ardeluța, Brateș, Cazaci, Schitu Tarcău, Straja, and Tarcău. The commune is located in the southwestern part of the county, on the border with ...

and

Zemeș Zemeș is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to t ...

to the west, Rediu and Cândești to the east. The

Tazlăul Mare oil field The Tazlăul Mare oil field is an oil field located in Tazlău, Neamț County. It was discovered in 2010 and developed by Europa Oil & Gas. The pre-drill Oil in place Oil in place (OIP) (not to be confused with original oil-in-place (OOIP)) is a ...

is located on the territory of the commune.

Natives

* I. I. Mironescu (1883–1939), prose writer and physician

References

Communes in Neamț County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Neamţ-geo-stub