Neamţ County

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Development region:	Nord-Est |- | Capital city: | Piatra Neamţ |- | Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density: | 557,000 99/km² |- | Area: | 5,896 km² |- | Codes:  • Car numbers  • | NT RO-NT |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x33 (1) |- | Web:   | [County Council] [Prefecture] |- bgcolor="#BBDEFD" ! colspan="2" align="left" | 1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3 |} Neamţ (IPA: [neamʦ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historic region Moldova region, with the capital city at Piatra Neamţ. Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Demographics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Tourism 6 People 7 Administrative divisions 7.1 Municipalities 7.2 Towns 7.3 Communes 7.4 Famous natives 8 Related links Neighbours Iaşi County and Vaslui County in the East. Harghita County in the West. Suceava County in the North. Bacău County in the South. Demographics In 2002, it had a population of 557,000 and the population density was 99/km². Romanians - 98.66% Hungarians - 0.05% Rromas - 1.08 Lipovans - 0.07%, and other [official statistics] [edrc] Geography This county has a total area of 5,896 km². The relief decreases from West to east. In the West there are mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group with heights over 1800 m, the most impressive being the Mount Ceahlău. Along the Bicaz River an impressive canyon has formed - the Cheile Bicazului. The construction of the Bicaz Dam in the 1950s on the Bistriţa River lead to the appearance of the Lake Bicaz (Izvorul Muntelui Lake) the biggest artificial lake on the interior waters of Romania. In the East side, the lowest point is along the Siret River valley at about 160 m. Economy The predominant industries in the county are: Chemical industry. Mechanical parts manufacturing. Textile industry. Food industry. Construction materials. In the mountains, along the Bistriţa River there is one of the greatest dams in Romania. Tourism Neamţ county is known as the region with most monasteries per square kilometer in the world. It boasts a rich and varied landscape, with elements of great beauty, and lots of cultural and historical vestiges. The local people are renowned for their hospitality. The Moldavian art style, of great originality and stylistic unity, was developed by blending Gothic elements with the Byzantine structure specific to the churches. Among such constructions, the monumental church of the Neamţ Monastery served, for more than a century, as a model for Moldavian churches and monasteries. The main tourist attractions in the county are: The city of Piatra Neamţ with its medieval fortifications. The Monasteries of Northern Moldavia: * Agapia Monastery * Neamţ Monastery * Văratec Monastery * Bistriţa Monastery * Pângăraţi Monastery * Secu Monastery * Sihăstria Monastery The Neamţ Citadel The Ceahlău National Park The Bicaz Canyon - "Cheile Bicazului" The city of Roman. The Durău Ski Resort People Ion Creangă Calistrat Hogaş, writer Victor Brauner, painter Iulia Hălăucescu, painter Harry Brauner Administrative divisions The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 76 communes. Municipalities Piatra Neamţ - capital city; population: 125,050 Roman Towns Bicaz Roznov Târgu Neamţ Communes Băltăţeşti Girov Hangu Humuleşti Poiana Largului Pângăraţi Săvineşti Bodeşti Famous natives Ion Creangă, writer Sergiu Celibidache, conductor Vasile Conta, philosopher Constantin Matasă, archaeologist Gheorghe Cartianu, professor, engineer Related links [www.neamt.ro - a website about Neamt county in Romanian] [The Neamt Prefecture] Counties of Romania Alba | Arad | Argeş | Bacău | Bihor | Bistriţa-Năsăud | Botoşani | Braşov | Brăila | Buzău | Caraş-Severin | Călăraşi | Cluj | Constanţa | Covasna | Dâmboviţa | Dolj | Galaţi | Giurgiu | Gorj | Harghita | Hunedoara | Ialomiţa | Iaşi | Ilfov | Maramureş | Mehedinţi | Mureş | Neamţ | Olt | Prahova | Satu Mare | Sălaj | Sibiu | Suceava | Teleorman | Timiş | Tulcea | Vaslui | Vâlcea | Vrancea   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: