Area rank 26th in Romania Area 5,355 km² | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 277,861 (2011) Team CSM Bistrița | |
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Points of interest Pietros, Cascada Cailor, Biserica Evanghelică Bistrița, Ineu Peak, Muzeul Judetean Destinations | ||
Bistrița-Năsăud ([ˈbistrit͡sa nəsəˈud]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Bistrița.
Contents
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- Name
- Demographics
- Geography
- Neighbours
- Politics
- Administrative divisions
- People
- References
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Name
In Hungarian, it is known as Beszterce-Naszód megye, and in German as Kreis Bistritz-Nassod. During the Hungarian administration, from 1876 to 1918 and from 1940 to 1944, there was a county with similar name (see: Beszterce-Naszód County). Between 1925 and 1940 and between 1945 and 1950, most of its territory belonged to the Năsăud County, with smaller parts belonging to the Mureș, Cluj and Someș counties.
Demographics
In October 31, 2011, it had a population of 277,861 and the population density was 51/km².
83.1% of inhabitants were Romanian Orthodox, 6.3% Pentecostal, 4.6% Reformed, 2.3% Greek-Catholic, 1.2% Roman Catholic, 0.8% Baptist, 0.7% belonged to "another religion", 0.5% Seventh-day Adventist and 0.5% other or none.
Geography
The county has a total area of 5,355 km². One third of this surface represents the mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Țibleș, Rodna, Bârgău and Călimani Mountains. The rest of the surface represents the North-East side of the Transylvanian Plateau.
The main river crossing the county is the Someșul Mare River River. On the Bistrița River there is a big dam and a lake.
Neighbours
Politics
The Bistrița-Năsăud County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 31 counselors, with the following party composition:
Administrative divisions
Bistriţa-Năsăud County has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 58 communes.
People
Natives of the county include: