Bistrița 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 six villages: Ghinda, Sărata, Sigmir, Slătinița, Unirea and Viișoara. There is a project for the creation of a metropolitan area that will contain the municipality of Bistrița and 3 surrounding localities, whose combined population would be over 91,600 inhabitants.
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Image: Bistrița Evangelische kerk 1
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Bistrița-Năsăud is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița.
Colibița Lake, Bistrița-Năsăud County
Bistrița (German: Bistritz/Nösen)
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Entrance from the west, in Năsăud