The Bistrița (; also called Bistrița Aurie or Bistrița Moldoveană; ) is a
river
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in the
Romania
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n regions of
Maramureș
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,
Bukovina
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and
Moldavia
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(most of its length). It is a right tributary of the river
Siret
Siret (; ; ; ; ) is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is the 11th largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 6,708 ...
. At
Chetriș, near
Bacău
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, it flows into the Siret. Its source is in the
Rodna Mountains
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, at the foot of the . It flows through the counties
Bistrița-Năsăud,
Suceava
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,
Neamț, and
Bacău
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. The towns
Vatra Dornei
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,
Bicaz
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,
Piatra Neamț
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,
Roznov,
Buhuși
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The town had ...
, and
Bacău
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lie along the Bistrița. The Bistrița is long, and its basin area is .
2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
p. 13[Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret]
Administrația Națională Apele Române, page 17
The upper reach is also known as Bistrița Aurie ().
The following dams have been constructed on the river Bistrița:
* Topoliceni
* Izvorul Muntelui
* Pângărați
* Vaduri
* Piatra Neamț
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* Reconstrucția
* Racova
* Gârleni
* Lilieci
* Bacău
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Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Bistrița, from source to mouth: Șesuri, Cârlibaba Nouă, Valea Stânei, Botoș, Ciocănești, Iacobeni, Argestru, Vatra Dornei
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, Cozănești, Ortoaia, Gheorghițeni, Rusca, Sunători, Chiril, Cojoci, Satu Mare
Satu Mare (; ; ; or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvania ...
, Crucea, Holda
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, Holdița, Broșteni, Lungeni, Frasin
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, Mădei, Pârâul Cârjei, Borca, Soci, Pârâul Pântei, Bușmei, Farcașa, Popești, Frumosu, Pârâul Fagului, Săvinești, Galu, Poiana Teiului, Topoliceni, Roșeni, Poiana Largului, Călugăreni, Bistricioara, Ceahlău, Chirițeni, Grozăvești, Buhalnița, Ruginești, Izvoru Alb, Bicaz
Bicaz () 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 Bistri� ...
, Capșa, Tarcău
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, Oanțu, Pângărați, Preluca, Vaduri, Viișoara, Agârcia, Doamna, Piatra Neamț
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, Văleni, Cut
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, Dumbrava Roșie, Brășăuți, Săvinești, Roznov, Șovoaia, Zănești, Ruseni, Podoleni, Rediu, Costișa, Frunzeni, Buhuși
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, Blăgești, Racova, Buda
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, Gura Văii, Gârlenii de Sus, Gârleni, Itești, Lilieci, Bacău
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, Galbeni.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bistrița (from source to mouth):
*Left: Bârjaba, Vulcănescu, Mostim, Tinosu Mare, Iurescu, Bretila, Țibău, Cârlibaba, Afinetu, Valea Stânei, Andronic, Botoș, Gropăria, Oița, Brezuța, Fieru, Argestru, Chilia, Biliceni, Gheorghițeni, Rusca, Stânișoara, Călinești, Frumușana, Izvorul Arseneasa, Colbu, Arama, Chiril, Cojoci, Fieru, Pârâul Fagului, Izvorul Casei, Leșu, Holda (or Puzdra), Holdița, Cotârgași, Pietroasa, Sabasa, Fărcașa, Galu, Bolătău, Stâna, Vârlanu, Letești, Hangu, Buhalnița, Potoci, Capșa, Pângărați, Pângărăcior, Valea Mare, Cuejdiu, Frăsinel, Cracău, Câlneș, Români, Lețcana, Racova, Valea Rea.
*Right: Putreda, Tomnatecu Mare, Tomnatecu Mic, Bila, Lala, Rotunda, Izvorul Șes, Zacla, Valea Rusăi, Măgura, Fundoaia, Stânișoara, Valea Bâtcii, Izvorul Gândacului, Diaca, Humor, Scoruș, Pârâul Rece, Suhărzelu Mic, Suhărzelu Mare, Tisa, Ciotina, Haju, Dorna, Neagra, Arin, Cozănești, Ortoaia, Bolătău, Rusca, Oșoiu, Sunători, Valea Lutului, Izvoru Rău, Bârnărel, Pârâul Cornului, Cicul, Bârnaru, Căboaia, Neagra Broștenilor, Borca, Stejar, Dreptul, Ruseni, Zahorna, Roșeni, Pârâul Duruitorilor, Bistricioara, Schit, Răpciunița, Țiflic, Valea Strâmtorilor, Izvorul Alb, Secu, Izvorul Muntelui, Coșușna, Bicaz
Bicaz () 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 Bistri� ...
, Crasnița, Crasna, Potoci, 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 ...
, Oanțu, Secu Vaduri, Agârcia, Doamna, Sasca, Calul, Iapa, Nechit, Poloboc, Dragova, Buda, Trebeș.
References
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Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Bistrița-Năsăud County
Rivers of Suceava County
Rivers of Neamț County
Rivers of Bacău County