The Trotuș () is a river in eastern

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 ...

, 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 ...

. 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 ...

in the

Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya Sy ...

and joins the Siret in Domnești-Sat near

Adjud Adjud (; ) is a city in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It has a population of 15,178 inhabitants (as of 2021). It lies at a railway junction which has a classification yard and a passenger station. Adjud, situated north of the poin ...

after passing through

Comănești Comănești (; ) is a town in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania, with a population of 19,996 as of 2021. It is situated on the river Trotuș, which flows between the Ciuc and the Tarcău mountains; of the course of the river pass throu ...

and

Onești Onești (; ), formerly known as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 34,005 inhabitants as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Moldavia. Administratively, the villages of Slobozia an ...

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 there a ...

. 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 (; 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 villages: Izvorul Tr ...

Lunca de Jos Lunca de Jos (, : , colloquially ''Középlok'') is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies in the ethno-cultural region Székely Land. The commune is composed of nine villages: Barațcoș (''Barackospatak''), Lunca de Jos, ...

Ghimeș-Făget Ghimeș-Făget (, pronounced: , or sometimes ''Nagy-Gyimes'') is a Commune in Romania, commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is the only commune in the county that lies in the historical region of Transylvania. The commune, the seat of which is th ...

, Palanca,

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

Dărmănești Dărmănești (; ) 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 century. As of 2021, ...

Târgu Ocna Târgu Ocna (; ) is a town in Bacău County, Romania. It administers two villages, Poieni and Vâlcele. The town is situated on the left bank of the Trotuș River, an affluent of the Siret, and on a branch railway which crosses the Ghimeș Pa ...

, and

Tributaries

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

Tărhăuș The Tărhăuș (, meaning ''Bold Alp's Creek'') is a left tributary of the river Trotuș in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine ...

, Șanț, Cuchiniș, Brusturoasa,

Caminca The Caminca (also: ''Camenca'') is a left tributary of the river Trotuș in 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 ...

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 is a country located at the crossr ...

, Dracău,

, Seaca, Ciungi,

Asău Asău is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Apa Asău, Asău, Ciobănuș, Lunca Asău, Păltiniș, and Straja. Location The commune is located in the north-west of Bacău County, west of the c ...

Urmeniș Urmeniș () is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Câmp, Coșeriu, Delureni (''Mezőújlak''), Fânațe (''Szarvadi szénafűdűlő''), Podenii (''Kisújlak''), Scoabe, Șopteriu (''Sept� ...

, 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 (; ), formerly known as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a ...

Tazlău Tazlău is a Commune in Romania, commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, also named Tazlău. Tazlău Monastery is located in the village. Geography The commune is situated at the western edge of t ...

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

Ciugheș The Ciugheș is a right tributary of the river Trotuș in 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 t ...

, Cotumba, Grohotiș, Sulța, Ciobănuș, Șopan, Uz,

Dofteana Dofteana () 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 census, of the ...

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. Etym ...

, Nicorești,

Oituz Oituz (formerly ''Grozești''; ) 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 Poiana Sărată (' ...

Cașin Cașin is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, 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 t ...

, 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. The commune is situated on the Moldavian Plateau, at ...

, Popeni,

Bâlca The Bâlca is a right tributary of the river Trotuș in 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 t ...

, and

Domoșița The Domoșița is a right tributary of the river Trotuș in Romania. It discharges into the Trotuș in Văleni, near Adjud Adjud (; ) is a city in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It has a population of 15,178 inhabitants (as of 2 ...

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