Bistriţa-Năsăud County

Bistriţa-Năsăud (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbistrit͡sa nəsəˈud]; Hungarian: Beszterce-Naszód) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Bistriţa. In 2002, it had a population of 311,657 and the population density was 58/km². There was also a German minority, which, due to migration, decreased. The county has a total area of 5,355 km². One third of this surface represents the mountains from the Eastern Carpathians gr... more

Bistriţa-Năsăud (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbistrit͡sa nəsəˈud]; Hungarian: Beszterce-Naszód) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Bistriţa. In 2002, it had a population of 311,657 and the population density was 58/km². There was also a German minority, which, due to migration, decreased. The county has a total area of 5,355 km². One third of this surface represents the mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Ţibleş, Rodna, Suhard, 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 Someşul Mare River River. On the Bistriţa River there is a big dam and a lake. Bistriţa-Năsăud County has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 58 communes. less