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Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (
județ
A ''județ'' (, plural ) is an administrative division in Romania, and was also used from 1940 to 1947 in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1998 to 2003 in Moldova.
''Județ'' translates into English as "jurisdiction", but is co ...
) of Romania, in 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 A ...
, with its capital city at Bistrița.
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and inGerman
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
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as ''Kreis Bistritz-Nassod''. The name is identical with the county created in 1876, Beszterce-Naszód County ( ro, Comitatul Bistriţa-Năsăud) in the Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coronation of the Hungarian monarch, c ...
(the county was recreated in 1940 after the Second Vienna Award, as it became part of Hungary again). Except these, as part of Romania, until 1925 the former administrative organizations were kept when a new county system was introduced. Between 1925–1940 and 1945–1950, most of its territory belonged to the Năsăud County, with smaller parts belonging to the Mureș, Cluj
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, and Someș
The Someș (; hu, Szamos; german: Somesch or ''Samosch'') is a left tributary of the Tisza in Hungary and Romania. It has a length of (including its source river Someșul Mare), of which 50 km are in Hungary.Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Romania ...
– 89.9%
* Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the ...
– 5.3%
* Roma
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** Roma Airport
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– 4.3%
* Germans
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(Transylvanian Saxons
The Transylvanian Saxons (german: Siebenbürger Sachsen; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjer Såksen''; ro, Sași ardeleni, sași transilvăneni/transilvani; hu, Erdélyi szászok) are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania ( ...
) – 0.1%
83.1% of inhabitants were Romanian Orthodox
The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; ro, Biserica Ortodoxă Română, ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates ...
, 6.3% Pentecostal
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestantism, Protestant Charismatic Christianity, Charismatic Christian movementReformed, 2.3% Greek-Catholic, 1.2% Roman Catholic, 0.8%
Bistrița-Năsăud County has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 58 communes.
*Municipalities
** Bistrița – capital city; 70,493 (as of 2011)
*Towns
** Beclean
** Năsăud
** Sângeorz-Băi
*Communes
** Bistrița Bârgăului
** Braniștea
** Budacu de Jos
**
Baptist
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul c ...
, 0.7% belonged to "another religion", 0.5% Seventh-day Adventist
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
, and 0.5% other or none.
Geography
The county has a total area of . One third of this surface represents the mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Țibleș,Rodna
Rodna (formerly ''Rodna Veche''; hu, Óradna, Radna; german: Altrodenau) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Rodna and Valea Vinului (''Radnaborberek'').
Its name is derived from a Sl ...
, Bârgău and Călimani Mountains
The Călimani Mountains ( ro, Munții Călimani, hu, Kelemen-havasok) are the largest volcanic complex of the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania, Romania. Geologically they belong to the Căliman-Harghita Mountains group of the Inner Eastern Car ...
. The rest of the surface represents the North-East side of the Transylvanian Plateau
The Transylvanian Plateau ( ro, Podișul Transilvaniei; hu, Erdélyi-medence) is a plateau in central Romania.
The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the East ...
.
The main river crossing the county is the Someșul Mare. On the Bistrița River there is a big dam and a lake.
Neighbours
*Suceava County
Suceava County () is a county ('' ro, județ'') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper.
The county seat is the historical town ...
in the East.
* Cluj County
Cluj County (; german: Kreis Klausenburg, hu, Kolozs megye) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) is Cluj-Napoca (german: Klausenburg).
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as ''Kolozs megye ...
in the West.
* Maramureș County in the North.
* Mureș County in the South.
Politics
The Bistrița-Năsăud County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition:Administrative divisions
Bistrița-Năsăud County has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 58 communes.
*Municipalities
** Bistrița – capital city; 70,493 (as of 2011)
*Towns
** Beclean
** Năsăud
** Sângeorz-Băi
*Communes
** Bistrița Bârgăului
** Braniștea
** Budacu de Jos
**Budești
Budești (Romani: ''Budeshti'') is a small provincial town in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. Three villages are administered by the town: Aprozi, Buciumeni, and Gruiu. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural ...
** Căianu Mic
** Cetate
**Chiochiș
Chiochiș ( hu, Kékes) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Apatiu (''Dellőapáti''), Bozieș (''Magyarborzás''), Buza Cătun (''Buzaifogadók''), Chețiu (''Ketel''), Chiochiș, Jimbo ...
**Chiuza
Chiuza ( hu, Középfalva) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the sout ...
** Ciceu-Giurgești
** Ciceu-Mihăiești
** Coșbuc
**Dumitra
Dumitra (german: Mettersdorf; hu, Nagydemeter) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders ...
** Dumitrița
** Feldru
** Galații Bistriței
** Ilva Mare
**Ilva Mică
Ilva Mică ( hu, Kisilva) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, ...
** Josenii Bârgăului
** Leșu
**Lechința
Lechința (german: Lechnitz; hu, Szászlekence) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bungard, Chiraleș, Lechința, Sângeorzu Nou, Sâniacob, Țigău, and Vermeș.
Geography
The c ...
** Livezile
** Lunca Ilvei
** Maieru
**Matei Matei is a Romanian name. It is equivalent to the English name Matthew.
As a given name
* Matei Balș, Romanian bacteriologist
*Matei Basarab, Wallachian Voivode between 1632 and 1654
* Matei Boilă, Romanian politician and priest
* Matei Căline ...
** Măgura Ilvei
** Mărișelu
** Miceștii de Câmpie
** Milaș
**Monor
Monor is a town in Pest county, Hungary. It is situated immediately southeast of Üllő municipality and Ferenc Liszt International Airport - southeast of Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It i ...
** Negrilești
** Nimigea
**Nușeni
Nușeni ( hu, Apanagyfalu; german: Großendorf) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Beudiu (''Bőd''), Dumbrava (''Nyírmezőtanya''), Feleac (''Fellak''), Malin (''Almásmálom''), N ...
**Parva
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* PARVA, a gene
* The 18 parvas, books or chapters of the ''Mahabharata''
* Parva (band), name of English band Kaiser Chiefs from 2000 to 2003
* ''Parva'' (2002 film), a Kannada language film by Sunil Kumar Desai
* ''Parva ...
** Petru Rareș
** Poiana Ilvei
** Prundu Bârgăului
** Rebra
** Rebrișoara
**Rodna
Rodna (formerly ''Rodna Veche''; hu, Óradna, Radna; german: Altrodenau) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Rodna and Valea Vinului (''Radnaborberek'').
Its name is derived from a Sl ...
** Romuli
** Runcu Salvei
** Salva
** Sânmihaiu de Câmpie
** Șieu
** Șieu-Odorhei
** Șieu-Măgheruș
** Șieuț
** Șintereag
** Silivașu de Câmpie
**Spermezeu
Spermezeu ( hu, Ispánmező) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Sou ...
**Șanț
Șanț ( hu, Újradna; german: Neurodna) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Șanț and Valea Mare (''Máriavölgy'').
The commune is located in the northeastern corner of the county ...
**Târlișua
Târlișua ( hu, Felsőilosva) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Agrieș (''Felsőpusztaegres''), Agrieșel (''Alsóegres''), Borleasa (''Lonkafalva''), Cireași, Lunca Sătească, Mol ...
**Teaca
Teaca (german: Tekendorf,Tekendorf in Nordsiebenbürgen : Ortsmonographie; Ilse Schliessleder-Fronius, 1989 hu, Teke) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the ...
** Telciu
** Tiha Bârgăului
** Uriu
** Urmeniș
** Zagra
People
Natives of the county include: * George Coșbuc * Liviu Rebreanu *Andrei Mureșanu
Andrei Mureșanu (; November 16, 1816 in Bistrița – October 12, 1863 in Brașov) was a Romanian poet and revolutionary of Transylvania.
Born in a family of a small business owner in the countryside, he studied philosophy and theology ...
See also
*Former Beszterce-Naszód County of theKingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coronation of the Hungarian monarch, c ...
References
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