Bistrița-Năsăud County, Administrative division in northern Transylvania, Romania.
The territory spans 5,355 square kilometers across the Eastern Carpathians, featuring the Rodna, Bârgău, and Călimani mountain ranges with dense forests.
The county emerged in 1876 within the Kingdom of Hungary, later transforming into its current structure through successive administrative reforms in Romania.
The region maintains a population of 295,988 residents, with Romanian Orthodox traditions combining with Saxon, Hungarian, and Roma cultural elements.
The county consists of one municipality called Bistrița, three towns including Beclean, Năsăud, and Sângeorz-Băi, plus 58 rural communes across the territory.
The Căliman Mountains contain Romania's largest volcanic formation, reaching heights of 2,096 meters above sea level.
Location: Romania
Inception: 1968
Capital city: Bistrița
Shares border with: Maramureș County, Suceava County, Mureș County, Cluj County
Website: http://portalbn.ro/Pagini/default.aspx
GPS coordinates: 47.13890,24.50030
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:59
Eastern Carpathians
51.7 km
Nicula Monastery
43.9 km
Pietrosul Rodnei
52 km
Rodna National Park
48 km
Biserica Evanghelică din Bistrița
809 m
Kemény Castle in Brâncovenești, Mureș
37 km
Kornis Castle
43.9 km
イザの青い泉の洞窟
50.9 km
Church of the Holy Archangels, Rogoz
56.8 km
Coopers Tower in Bistrița
1.1 km
Synagogue of Bistrița
477 m
Gonosz-kő
54.3 km
Liviu Rebreanu National College
599 m
Lutheran church in Herina
14.6 km
Teleki castle in Comlod, Bistrița-Năsăud
31.6 km
Bornemissza castle in Gurghiu
49.1 km
Poiana narciselor Gurghiu
51 km
Centrul Municipal pentru Cultură George Coșbuc
964 m
Ineu - Lala
42 km
Lutheran church in Reghin
43 km
Minorit Church in Bistriţa
379 m
Lacul Fărăgău
43.4 km
Arcer - Țibleș Bran
50.7 km
Szent Péter és Pál-templom
9.6 km
Sugălete Passage in Bistriţa
767 m
Wooden church in Reghin, Mureș
42.2 km
Görgény vára
49.2 km
Castell Bethlen d'Arcalia
12.6 kmReviews
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Budești
Căianu Mic
Cetate
Ciceu-Giurgești
Chiochiș
Chiuza
Coșbuc
Dumitra
Feldru
Galații Bistriței
Ilva Mare
Ilva Mică
Josenii Bârgăului
Lechința
Leșu
Livezile
Lunca Ilvei
Maieru
Matei
Măgura Ilvei
Mărișelu
Miceștii de Câmpie
Milaș
Monor
Nimigea
Nușeni
Parva
Petru Rareș
Prundu Bârgăului
Rebra
Rebrișoara
Rodna
Romuli
Salva
Silivașu de Câmpie
Sânmihaiu de Câmpie
Spermezeu
Șanț
Șieu
Șieu-Măgheruș
Șieu-Odorhei
Șieuț
Șintereag
Teaca
Telciu
Tiha Bârgăului
Târlișua
Uriu
Urmeniș
Zagra
Negrilești
Dumitrița
Poiana Ilvei
Runcu Salvei
Ciceu-Mihăiești
Bistrița
Beclean
Năsăud
Sângeorz-Băi
Bistrița Bârgăului
Braniștea
Budacu de Jos
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