Bistrița Bârgăului | |
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 Aerial view of Bistrița Bârgăului village | |
 Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County | |
  Bistrița Bârgăului Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:47°12′N24°47′E / 47.200°N 24.783°E /47.200; 24.783 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Vasile Laba (PSD) |
Area | 186.40 km2 (71.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 4,193 |
| • Density | 22.49/km2 (58.26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 427005/427007 |
| Area code | +40 x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | BN |
| Website | www |
Bistrița Bârgăului (Hungarian:Borgóbeszterce) is a commune inBistrița-Năsăud County,Transylvania,Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bistrița Bârgăului and Colibița (Kolibica).
The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, on the border withMureș andSuceava counties. It lies on the banks of the riverBistrița (sometimes referred to asBistrița ardeleană orBistricioara), nestled between theBârgău Mountains to the north and theCălimani Mountains to the south.
National roadDN17 [ro] (part ofEuropean route E58) connects Bistrița Bârgăului to the county seat,Bistrița, 25 km (16 mi) to the west, and toVatra Dornei, 62 km (39 mi) to the east. There is also a train station, which serves theCFRLine 406, that runs toBistrița North [ro] and on to the town ofLuduș.
Colibița is the site ofLake Colibița [ro], a reservoir that has become a tourist attraction. The lake was formed by a hydroelectric dam built between 1977 and 1991.[2] Bistrița Bârgăului is also part of theVia Transilvanicalong-distance trail.[3]
At the2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,193; of those, 92.7% were ethnicRomanians.[4]
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