Telciu (; ) is a commune in

Bistrița-Năsăud County Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-N ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

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 four villages: Bichigiu (part of Coșbuc until 2004; ''Bükkös''), Fiad (''Bánffytelep''), Telcișor, and Telciu. The commune is located in the northern part of the county, from its capital,

Bistrița (; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...

, on the border with

Maramureș County Maramureș County () is a county (județ) in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...

. It is crossed 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. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

, which runs straight north from Bistrița to

Moisei Moisei (, ) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. Composed of a single village, Moisei, it is one of the oldest communes in Maramureș County, first attested in 1213. This place is well known for the monastery near the village, f ...

, close to the Ukrainian border. Train stations in Bichigiu, Telciu, Fiezel, and Fiad serve a

Căile Ferate Române Căile Ferate Române (; abbreviated as the CFR) was the state railway carrier of Romania. The company was dissolved on 1 October 1998 by splitting into several successor companies. CFR as an entity existed from 1880, even though the first ra ...

rail line. Telciu lies in a hilly area, at the foot of the

Rodna Mountains Rodna Mountains (, ) are a subdivision of the Inner Eastern Carpathians in northern Romania. The name comes from the nearby Rodna Veche village. At , is the highest peak in all of the Eastern Carpathians. The main ridge of the Rodna Mountain ...

. The river Sălăuța flows through Telciu; two of its right tributaries, the rivers Fiad and

Bichigiu The Bichigiu is a right tributary of the river Sălăuța in Romania. It flows into the Sălăuța between Telciu Telciu (; ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bichigiu (part of ...

, discharge into the Sălăuța in the eponymous villages. The

Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve The Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve is a cave system located in the deeply forested areas of the Rodna Mountains, Bistrița-Năsăud County, in Romania. The Tăușoare Cave was discovered in 1955 by a teacher, Leon Bârte. Located at an altitude of , i ...

is located on the administrative territory of the commune. The reserve features the Tăușoare Cave; with a length of and a depth of , this is the deepest and the third longest cave in Romania. At the 2011 census,Telciu had 5,798 inhabitants, of which 95.81% were ethnic

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,498, of which 94.51% were ethnic Romanians.

Natives

Valeria Peter Predescu Valeria Peter Predescu (1947 – April 28, 2009) was a Romanian popular singer. She was born in Telciu, Bistrița-Năsăud County. She died at 62 in Bistrița (; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsă ...

(1947–2009), folk music singer *

Gelu Vlașin Gelu Vlașin (born 30 August 1966) is a Romanian poet and essayist. Born in Telciu, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania on 30 August 1966, he is married to Cristina Maria Vlasin (music teacher and jazz singer) and has a son Darius Andrei Vlasin ( ...

(born 1966), poet and essayist

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