Vânători-Neamț is a commune 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 470,766 ...

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 ...

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. It is composed of four villages: Lunca, Mânăstirea Neamț, Nemțișor, and Vânători-Neamț. The commune lies on the banks of the river Nemțișor. It is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with

Suceava County Suceava County () is a county (') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper. The county seat and the ...

. Mânăstirea Neamț village is the site of

Neamț Monastery The Neamț Monastery () is a Romanian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox religious settlement, one of the oldest and most important of its kind in Romania. It was built in the 15th century, and it is an example of medieval Moldavian architectur ...

. The Vânători-Neamț Natural Park is partly situated on the territory of the commune; there are 17

European bison The European bison (: bison) (''Bison bonasus'') or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), the zubr (), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bi ...

s in a protected area in Vânători-Neamț.

Natives

Theodora of Sihla Theodora of Sihla, Teodora or Bohdanna of the Carpathians (; born 1650 – d. ?) is a Christian ascetic and Romanian Orthodox saint, commemorated on 7 August. Life Born in Vânători-Neamț, Neamț County during the reign of Vasile Lupu, ...

(born – d. ?), Christian ascetic and Romanian Orthodox saint

References

Communes in Neamț County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Neamţ-geo-stub