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Bistrița

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Also known as Bistriţa, Bistrita, Beszterce, Bistritz, Besztercze, Bistrits, Bystrzyca, Nösen

'''''' (; , archaic ; ; ) 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: (; ), (; ), (; ), (; ), (until 1950 ; ; ) and (; ). There is a project for the creation of a metropolitan area that will contain the municipality of Bistrița and 3 surrounding localities (Șieu-Măgheruș, Budacu de Jos, and Livezile), whose combined population would be over 91,600 inhabitants.

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Bistrița is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County in northern Transylvania, Romania, with a population of about 78,900 people as of 2021. It sits on the Bistrița River and administers six surrounding villages, with plans underway to expand into a larger metropolitan area.

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Romanian subdivision.type: municipality
Romanian subdivision.county: Bistrița-Năsăud
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Bistrita jud Bistrita-Nasaud.svg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU BN Bistrita CoA.jpg
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Gabriel Lazany
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PSD
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 356
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 145.47
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 420040
Romanian subdivision.area_code: (+40) 02 63<!--
Romanian subdivision.budget: 529.206 milioane lei -->

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Etymology
History
World War II
Recent events
Climate
Demographics
Main sights
Popular culture
Transportation
Tourism
Natural reservations
Resorts
Museums and exhibitions
Notable people
Sport
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International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
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'''''' (; , archaic ; ; ) 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: (; ), (; ), (; ), (; ), (until 1950 ; ; ) and (; ). There is a project for the creation of a metropolitan area that will contain the municipality of Bistrița and 3 surrounding localities (Șieu-Măgheruș, Budacu de Jos, and Livezile), whose combined population would be over 91,600 inhabitants.

==Etymology== The town was named after the River, whose name comes from the Slavic word meaning 'fast-moving water'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bistrița” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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