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 470,766 ...
,
Western Moldavia
Western Moldavia (, ''Moldova de Apus'', or , also known as Moldavia, is the core historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1878, the P ...
,
Romania
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. Situated in an area of the
Lake Izvorul Muntelui
The Lake Izvorul Muntelui, also known as Lake Bicaz, is the largestLittle Switzerland," it is a mixture of modern and archaic culture. It is composed of five villages: Buhalnița, Chirițeni, Grozăvești, Hangu, and Ruginești.
Geography
Hangu is near
Lake Izvorul Muntelui
The Lake Izvorul Muntelui, also known as Lake Bicaz, is the largesthydroelectricity
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. The village is located in the valley of Hangu river and it surrounded by the peaks of Mount Stânișoara: Muntele Hangu westwards, Boboteni village and Muncelu Peak in the north, the Audia village, and the Malu Peak eastwards. In the south, the 15C road separates the village from the Bicaz Lake and over the lake, the
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 e ...
(a popular Romanian tourist site).
Demographics
The commune's main village, also called Hangu, has a population of about 1,500 inhabitants. It is situated on the national road 15C which stretches from
Piatra Neamț
Piatra Neamț (; ; ) is the capital city of Neamț County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its very privileged location in the Divisions of the Carpathians, Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is con ...
to
Târgu Mureș
Târgu Mureș (, ; ; German language, German: ''Neumarkt am Mieresch'') is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the list of cities and towns in Romania, 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 ...
. The area of the commune is home to many ethnographic treasures which are preserved by local traditions or through the local cultural association which publishes a monthly magazine called ''Țara Hangului''. The main activities are
agriculture
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,
forestry
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,
tourism
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, and
car service
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. It is a typical
mountain
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village, with the main institutions (school, police, local administration, health service, etc.) and a high rate of
unemployment
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(about 20% according to the latest survey of AJOFM (The Job Service) Neamț). As a result, many inhabitants work abroad in
Italy
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,
Spain
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,
Greece
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, or
Germany
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. Except the national road 15C, all the other internal roads are not suitable for cars with low wheelbase. A running water system is provided by funds from
Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development
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(SAPARD), however, further work still needs to be done on the village's
infrastructure
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and
environmental protection
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.
Natives
* Victor Cădere (1891–1980), jurist, administrator, and diplomat
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Dumitru Coroamă
Dumitru Coroamă (July 19, 1885 – 1956) was a Romanian soldier and fascist activist, who held the rank of major general of the Romanian Army during World War II.
He was especially known for his contribution to the 1940 establishment of the N ...