Bicazu Ardelean ( hu, Gyergyóbékás) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes 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 ...

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. It is composed of three villages: Bicazu Ardelean, Telec (''Gyergyózsedánpatak''), and Ticoș (''Tikos''). Located on the western border of Neamț County, Bicazu Ardelean is one of three communes in the county (most of which is in

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 ...

) that are part of the historic region of

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 ...

. The commune lies on the banks of the

Bicaz River The Bicaz ( hu, Békás-patak) is a right tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania. Its source is in the Hășmaș Mountains. Its uppermost course, upstream from Red Lake (Lacul Roșu), is also called ''Vereșchiu''. Other tributaries of Lacul ...

and its tributaries, the

Capra Capra may refer to: * ''Capra'' (genus), comprising the goats * Capra (goat dance), a Romanian custom * Capra (titular see), a titular see in the Catholic Church * Capra (car), a pick-up brand from the Iranian Bahman Group People * Buzz Capra (bo ...

and the Bistra. Directly to the north is the imposing

Ceahlău Massif The Ceahlău Massif () is one of the most famous mountains of Romania. It is part of the Bistrița Mountains range of the Eastern Carpathians division, in Neamț County, in the Moldavia region. The two most important peaks are Toaca (1904 m ele ...

, while the

Hășmaș Mountains The Hășmaș Mountains ( Romanian: ''Munții Hășmaș''; Hungarian: ''Hagymás-hegység'') are limestone and sandstone massifs located in Romania, in the Inner Eastern Carpathians group of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains. They belong to th ...

are to the southwest. It neighbors the following communes: Grințieș and Ceahlău to the north,

Tașca Tașca is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hunga ...

to the east,

Bicaz-Chei Bicaz-Chei ( hu, Almásmező) is a commune in Neamț County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bicaz-Chei, Bârnadu (''Bernádtelep''), Gherman and Ivaneș (''Iványos''). Bicaz-Chei is one of three communes in Neamț County (most of which ...

to the south, and

Tulgheș Tulgheș ( hu, Gyergyótölgyes or colloquially ''Tölgyes'', Hungarian pronunciation: , meaning "place with oak trees in Gyergyó") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of four villag ...

Harghita County Harghita (, hu, Hargita megye, ) is a county (județ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc. Demographics 2002 census In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a populatio ...

to the west. Bicazu Ardelean is traversed 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 starts in

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 the ...

, to the east; the road continues through the scenic

Bicaz Gorge The Bicaz Gorge (Romanian: ''Cheile Bicazului'', Hungarian: ''Békás-szoros'') is a gorge in Romania, located in the north-east part of the country, in Neamț and Harghita counties. It is situated in the central part of the Hășmaș Mount ...

, passes by the Red Lake, and ends in

Gheorgheni Gheorgheni (; hu, Gyergyószentmiklós ) is a municipality in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The city administers four villages: * Covacipeter / Kovácspéter * Lacu Roș ...

, to the west, in Harghita County. In the hamlet of Țepeșeni there is

marl Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt. When hardened into rock, this becomes marlstone. It is formed in marine or freshwater environments, often through the activities of algae. Marl makes up the lower part o ...

quarry; the ore extracted from there is transported to the in

along the that runs from

to Bicaz. The (located on Pârâul Caprei Street in Telec village) is listed as a

historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, hist ...

by the National Register of Historic Monuments.

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* * Communes in Neamț County Localities in Transylvania {{Neamţ-geo-stub