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. 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 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 in

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 the ...

. 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
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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 ...

, Palanca,

Agăș Agăș is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, 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 B ...

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, Onești, Adjud.

Tributaries

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

Tărhăuș The Tărhăuș ( hu, Tarhavas-pataka, meaning ''Bold Alp's Creek'') is a left tributary of the river Trotuș in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, ...

, 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.Ovidiu Gabor - , map page 10 It flows into the Trotuș near Agăș Agăș is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country l ...

, 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, Plopul, Larga, Cucuieți, Vâlcele, Gălian,

Caraclău The Caraclău is a left tributary of the river Trotuș in Romania.Ovidiu Gabor – , map page 10 It discharges into the Trotuș near Onești Onești (; hu, Ónfalva) is a municipiu, city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 39,17 ...

, Tazlău, Pârâul Mare Right: Comiat, Bothavaș, Ugra, Boroș, Valea Capelei, Aldămaș, Popoiul,

Ciugheș The Ciugheș is a right tributary of the river Trotuș in Romania. It discharges into the Trotuș in Palanca Palanca may refer to: People *Bernard Palanca (born 1976), Filipino actor *Massimo Palanca (born 1953), Italian footballer *Mico Pala ...

, Cotumba, Grohotiș, Sulța,

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 Căiuți is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Blidari, Boiștea, Căiuți, Florești, Heltiu, Mărcești, Popeni, Pralea and Vrânceni. Natives * Lavinia Agache * Radu R. Rosetti Radu R. Ro ...

, Popeni,

Bâlca The Bâlca 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 ...

Domoșița The Domoșița 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 borde ...

References

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