Bicazu Ardelean ( hu, Gyergyóbékás) 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 470,76 ...

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 ...

. It is composed of three villages: Bicazu Ardelean, Telec (''Gyergyózsedánpatak''), and Ticoș (''Tikos''). Located on the western border of Neamț County, Bicazu Ardelean is one of three communes in the county (most of which is in

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 ...

) that are part of the historic region of

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the ...

. The commune lies on the banks of the

Bicaz River The Bicaz ( hu, Békás-patak) is a right tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania. Its source is in the Hășmaș Mountains. Its uppermost course, upstream from Red Lake (Lacul Roșu), is also called ''Vereșchiu''. Other tributaries of L ...

and its tributaries, the Capra and the Bistra. Directly to the north is the imposing Ceahlău Massif, while the Hășmaș Mountains are to the southwest. It neighbors the following communes:

Grințieș Grințieș is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bradu, Grințieș, and Poiana. The commune is located in the western part of the county, on the border with Harghita County, from the town of B ...

and Ceahlău to the north,

Tașca Tașca is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Hamzoaia, Neagra, Tașca and Ticoș-Floarea. References External links * * Communes in Neamț County Localities in Western Moldavia ...

to the east, Bicaz-Chei to the south, and Tulgheș,

Harghita County Harghita (, hu, Hargita megye, ) is a county ( județ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc. Demographics 2002 census In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a populatio ...

to the west. Bicazu Ardelean is traversed 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 ...

, which starts in Bicaz, to the east; the road continues through the scenic

Bicaz Gorge The Bicaz Gorge ( Romanian: ''Cheile Bicazului'', Hungarian: ''Békás-szoros'') is a gorge in Romania, located in the north-east part of the country, in Neamț and Harghita counties. It is situated in the central part of the Hășmaș M ...

, passes by the

Red Lake Red Lake may refer to: Lakes Australia *Red Lake (Western Australia) Croatia *Red Lake (Croatia) (Crveno jezero) Romania *Red Lake (Romania) (Lacul Roşu) United States * Red Lake (Arizona–New Mexico) * Red Lake (Orlando), Florida *Red Lake ( ...

, and ends in

Gheorgheni Gheorgheni (; hu, Gyergyószentmiklós ) is a municipality in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The city administers four villages: * Covacipeter / Kovácspéter * Lacu Ro� ...

, to the west, in Harghita County. In the hamlet of Țepeșeni there is marl quarry; the ore extracted from there is transported to the in

along the that runs from Bicaz-Chei to Bicaz. The (located on Pârâul Caprei Street in Telec village) is listed as a

historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ...

by the National Register of Historic Monuments.

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* * Communes in Neamț County Localities in Transylvania {{Neamţ-geo-stub