Piatra Neamț is the capital city of Neamț County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its very privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania. The Nord-Est Regional Development Agency is located in Piatra Neamț.
Image: Tower 1499
Image: Zona veche Piatra Neamţ
Image: Biserica Din Piatra Neamtmartie 2010
Image: Piatra Neamt 2.cristibur
The Bistrița is a river in the Romanian regions of Maramureș, Bukovina and Moldavia. It is a right tributary of the river Siret. At Chetriș, near Bacău, it flows into the Siret. Its source is in the Rodna Mountains, at the foot of the Gârgalău Peak. It flows through the counties Bistrița-Năsăud, Suceava, Neamț, and Bacău. The towns Vatra Dornei, Bicaz, Piatra Neamț, Roznov, Buhuși, and Bacău lie along the Bistrița. The Bistrița is 283 km (176 mi) long, and its basin area is 7,039 km2 (2,718 sq mi).
The Bistrița at Piatra Neamț
Izvorul Muntelui Dam, 127 meters high, built between 1950 and 1960 on Bistrița River led to the formation of Lake Izvorul Muntelui
Bistrița Aurie in Vatra Dornei