Feldru () is a commune in

Bistrița-Năsăud County Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-N ...

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. It is composed of two villages, Feldru and Nepos (''Várorja''). The commune is located in the central part of the county, north of the county seat,

Bistrița (; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...

. It lies on the banks of the Someșul Mare River and its right tributary, Valea lui Dan, and it is crossed by the

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Natives

* Vasile Nașcu (1816–1867), schoolteacher *

Vasile Rus Vasile Sorin Rus (born 21 October 1983 in Feldru ( Bistrița-Năsăud), Romania) is a retired Romanian rugby union footballer. He played as number eight. He was formed as a player at the U Cluj rugby club. He won the Romanian Rugby Cup once whil ...

(born 1983), rugby union player

References

Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County Localities in Transylvania {{BistriţaNăsăud-geo-stub