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Bistrița (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbistrit͡sa] ⓘ; German: Bistritz, archaic Nösen, [3] Transylvanian Saxon: Bästerts, Hungarian: Beszterce) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River.
In Hungarian, it is known as Beszterce-Naszód megye, and in German as Kreis Bistritz-Nassod. The name is identical with the county created in 1876, Beszterce-Naszód County (Romanian: Comitatul Bistrița-Năsăud) in the Kingdom of Hungary (the county was recreated in 1940 after the Second Vienna Award, as it became part of Hungary again until ...
Bistrița Bârgăului ( Hungarian: Borgóbeszterce) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bistrița Bârgăului and Colibița ( Kolibica ). The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, on the border with Mureș and Suceava counties. It lies on the banks of the river ...
Hungarian, Slavic: The county's name is the Romanian equivalent of the former Bihar County, which originates from the city of Bihar. The Hungarian Bihar derived from the word vihar (tempest, storm), that is of Slavic origin; vihor (whirlwind). Bistrița-Năsăud: Slavic and Hungarian or German
The Bistrița Mountains (Romanian: Munții Bistriței; Hungarian: Besztercei-havasok) are mountain ranges in northern central Romania. Geologically these ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians group of the Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory ...
The Bistrița ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbistrit͡sa] ⓘ; also called Bistrița Aurie or Bistrița Moldoveană; Hungarian: Aranyos-Beszterce) is a river in the Romanian regions of Maramureș, Bukovina and Moldavia (most of its length). It is a right tributary of the river Siret. [ 1][ 2][ 3] At Chetriș, near Bacău, it flows into the Siret ...
Figa (Hungarian: Füge) is a village in the town of Beclean in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. According to the 2011 census, Figa had 516 residents. Figa on the Josephine Map of Transylvania, 1769–1773
Bistrița (Someș) / 47.05861°N 24.42917°E / 47.05861; 24.42917. The Bistrița ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbistrit͡sa] ⓘ; Hungarian: Beszterce) is a river in the Romanian region of Transylvania, Bistrița-Năsăud County. It is sometimes referred to as Bistrița ardeleană. [ 1] Near the city of Bistrița (at the village Sărata ...