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Bicaz is a town in Administrative map of Romania with Neamţ county highlighted Neamţ is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Moldavia region, with the capital city at Piatra Neamţ (population: 125,050). Its common abbreviation is NT. Demographics In 2002, it had a population of 557,000 and the population... Neamţ county, Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania; Romanian: România) is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast, Hungary in the west and Serbia and Bulgaria to the south along the Danube river. Romania has a stretch of sea coast on the... Romania situated near the confluence of the Bicaz and Bistriţa and near the Lake Bicaz, also known as Lake Izvorul Muntelui is a lake that was created after a dam was built on the Bistriţa river, located a few kilometers from Bicaz city. The dam was built between 1950 and 1960 and is used to generate hydroelectricity at the Bicaz-Stejaru... Lake Bicaz, an artificial lake formed by a dam on the Bistriţa.



The town is also a tourist resort, and a point of departure toward the Mount Ceahlău is one of the most notorious mountains of Romania. It is located in the Eastern Carpathians chain, in the Neamţ county, in Moldavia region. The two most important peaks are Toaca (1907 m of altitude) and Ocolaşul Mare (1904 m of altitude). The... Mount Ceahlau or Cheile Bicazului , two important touristic destinations in Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania; Romanian: România) is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast, Hungary in the west and Serbia and Bulgaria to the south along the Danube river. Romania has a stretch of sea coast on the... Romania.


Economy

Beside the tourism, Bicaz is the site of one of the biggest cement plants in Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania; Romanian: România) is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast, Hungary in the west and Serbia and Bulgaria to the south along the Danube river. Romania has a stretch of sea coast on the... Romania, Carpat Cement owned today by the german company Heidelberg Cement.



The town has also a few timber factories and wood processing facilities.


Population

  • 1992: 8,806
  • 2002: 8,911

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Bicaz Gorges are situated in the Eastern Carpathians, on the river Bicaz, connecting two important regions from Romania: Transilvania and Moldavia.
Bicaz resort situated in a picturesque position, at the foot of the Ceahlau massif (at an altitude of 430 m).
It can be also called "the Bicaz harbor", due to its situation on the shore of the Izvorul Muntelui Lake ("the Bicaz Sea"), and it is the starting point for the leisure cruises on the lake (little ships, motorboats, boats).
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