The Trotuș ( hu, Tatros) is a river in eastern

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 ...

, a right tributary of the river

Siret Siret (; german: Sereth; hu, Szeretvásár; uk, Серет, Seret; yi, סערעט, Seret) is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is ...

. It emerges from the

Ciuc Mountains Ciuc Mountains (Romanian ''Munții Ciucului'', Hungarian ''Csíki-havasok'') are a mid-high range of mountains of Harghita County in Transylvania, Romania. Geologically they belong to the Căliman-Harghita Mountains group of the Inner Eastern C ...

in the

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and joins the Siret in Domnești-Sat near

Adjud Adjud (; hu, Egyedhalma) is a municipiu, city in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It has a population of 14,670 inhabitants (2011). It lies at a railway junction which has a classification yard and a passenger station. Adjud, situated ...

after passing through

Comănești Comănești (; hu, Kománfalva) is a town in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania, with a population of 19,568 as of 2011. It is situated on the river Trotuș, which flows between the Ciuc and the Tarcău mountains; of the course of the ...

and

Onești Onești (; hu, Ónfalva) is a municipiu, city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 39,172 inhabitants. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia, Moldavia. Administratively, the villages of Slobozia and Borzești ...

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. The total length of the Trotuș from its source to its confluence with the Siret is .Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret
Administrația Națională Apele Române, page 17 Its basin area is .2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
p. 13

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Trotuș, from source to mouth:

Lunca de Sus Lunca de Sus ( hu, Gyimesfelsőlok; or colloquially ''Felsőlok'') is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Szekely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. Component villages The commune is composed of six vil ...

Lunca de Jos Lunca de Jos ( hu, Gyimesközéplok, : , colloquially ''Középlok'') is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies in the ethno-cultural region Szekely land. Component villages The commune is composed of nine villages: ...

Ghimeș-Făget Ghimeș-Făget ( hu, Gyimesbükk, pronounced: , or sometimes ''Nagy-Gyimes'') is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is the only commune in the county that lies in the historical region of Transylvania. Component villages The commune, the se ...

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Agăș Agăș is a commune in Bacău 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 ...

Dărmănești Dărmănești (; hu, Dormánfalva) is a town in eastern Romania, in Bacău County, in the valleys of the Trotuș and Uz rivers. The town is named after one of its leaders, "Dărman" and the earliest reference to the town is from the 16th centu ...

Târgu Ocna Târgu Ocna (; hu, Aknavásár) is a town in Bacău County, Romania, situated on the left bank of the Trotuș River, an affluent of the Siret, and on a branch railway which crosses the Ghimeș Pass from Moldavia into Transylvania. Târgu Ocna is ...

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Trotuș (from source to mouth): Left: Gârbea, Valea Întunecoasă, Antaloc, Valea Rece, Bolovăniș, Tărhăuș, Șanț, Cuchiniș, Brusturoasa,

Caminca The Caminca (also: ''Camenca'') is a left tributary of the river Trotuș in Romania. It discharges into the Trotuș in Brusturoasa.

Șugura The Șugura is a left tributary of the river Trotuș in 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, Hung ...

, Dracău,

, Seaca, Ciungi,

Asău Asău is a commune in Bacău 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, Hungar ...

Urmeniș Urmeniș ( hu, Mezőörményes) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Câmp, Coșeriu, Delureni (''Mezőújlak''), Fânațe (''Szarvadi szénafűdűlő''), Podenii (''Kisújlak''), Scoabe ...

, Plopul, Larga, Cucuieți, Vâlcele, Gălian, Caraclău, Tazlău, Pârâul Mare Right: Comiat, Bothavaș, Ugra, Boroș, Valea Capelei, Aldămaș, Popoiul, Ciugheș, Cotumba, Grohotiș,

Sulța The Sulța is a right tributary of the river Trotuș in 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 ...

Ciobănuș The Ciobănuș is a right tributary of the river Trotuș in Romania.Ovidiu Gabor – , map page 10 Its source is in the Ciuc Mountains, northeast of the city Miercurea Ciuc Miercurea Ciuc (; hu, Csíkszereda, ; german: Szeklerburg) is the ...

, Șopan, Uz,

Dofteana Dofteana ( hu, Doftána) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bogata (''Bogáta''), Cucuieți (''Kukujéc''), Dofteana, Hăghiac, Larga (''Lárga''), Seaca and Ștefan Vodă. At the 2011 cen ...

Slănic Slănic () is one of the 12 towns of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, historically and currently known as a salt extraction center, as well as a spa town, with salt lakes. Two villages, Groșani and Prăjani, are administered by the town. E ...

, Nicorești,

Oituz Oituz (formerly ''Grozești''; hu, Gorzafalva) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călcâi (''Zöldlonka''), Ferestrău-Oituz (''Fűrészfalva''), Hârja (''Herzsa''), Marginea, Oituz and Poi ...

Cașin Cașin is a commune in Bacău 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 ...

, Găureana, Gutinaș, Bogdana, Gârbovana, Căiuți, Popeni, Bâlca, Domoșița

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