Roznov is a town located in

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 470,76 ...

Western Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova), also called Western Moldavia or Romanian Moldavia, is the historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1859, the Pr ...

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, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

. Roznov became a town in 2003. Two villages are administered by the town, Chintinici and Slobozia.

Geography

The town is located in the central-south part of the county, southeast of the county seat,

Piatra Neamț Piatra Neamț (; german: Kreuzburg an der Bistritz; hu, Karácsonkő) is the capital city of Neamț County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mount ...

. It is situated in the northern part of the Cracău–Bistrița Depression, and lies on the banks of the river

Bistrița (; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) 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 approxima ...

and its tributaries, the rivers Calul and Iapa. Roznov 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 of the United States, federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Pot ...

. There is also a train station, that serves the CFR Piatra Neamț –

Bacău Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the List of cities and towns in Romania, 12th largest city in Romania. The city is ...

railway.

History

The town was first mentioned in 15th century documents, and was probably founded by German settlers, along with

Târgu Neamț Târgu Neamț (; german: Niamtz, hu, Németvásár, he, נאמץ טרגו, la, Ante Castrum Nempch) is a town in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania, on the river Neamț. It had, , a population of 20,496. Three villages are administered ...

: historians speculate that the original name was Rosenhoff. The main church is the Church of

Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day De ...

, situated in a

dendrological Dendrology ( grc, δένδρον, ''dendron'', "tree"; and grc, -λογία, ''-logia'', ''science of'' or ''study of'') or xylology ( grc, ξύλον, ''ksulon'', "wood") is the science and study of woody plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas), s ...

park. Built between 1884 and 1892 in a Russian style unique to the region, it was founded by the

boyar A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgaria, Russia, Wallachia and Moldavia, and later Romania, Lithuania and among Baltic Germans. Boyars were s ...

Gheorghe Ruset Roznovanu Gheorghe Rosnovanu or Gheorghe Ruset Roznovanu (March 1, 1832–October 2, 1904) was a Moldavian-born Romanian soldier and politician. A scion of the Moldavian ''boyar'' Rosetti family, his parents were ''hetman'' Alexandru Rosnovanu and his wi ...

, whose family had an estate at Roznov for many years. The interior frescoes were completed in 1915 by the artist Costin Petrescu, under the aegis of banker, oil magnate, vineyard owner, and art collector

Hector Economos In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

, who bought the Roznov estate after the Ruset Roznovanu family died out. Today the church is an important historical monument. Also situated on the of the park is Roznovanu Castle, now in poor condition.

Economy

The main economy of Roznov consists of the production of adhesives, chemicals used on agriculture, and

sulphuric acid Sulfuric acid ( American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid ( Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen and hydrogen, with the molecular fo ...

Natives

Grigore Cugler Grigore Cugler (; es, Gregorio or ''Gregori Cugler''; also known under the pen name Apunake; – September 30, 1972) was a Romanian avant-garde short story writer, poet and humorist. Also noted as a graphic artist, composer and violinist, he ...

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