Bistrița Bârgăului

Commune in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania

(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 • Density22/km² (58/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

427005/427007

Area code+40 x59Vehicle reg.BNWebsitewww.primariabistritabirgaului.ro

Bistrița Bârgăului (Hungarian: Borgóbeszterce) is a commune in Bistrița-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 with Mureș and Suceava counties. It lies on the banks of the river Bistrița (sometimes referred to as Bistrița ardeleană or Bistricioara), nestled between the Bârgău Mountains to the north and the Călimani Mountains to the south.

National road DN17 [ro] (part of European route E58) connects Bistrița Bârgăului to the county seat, Bistrița, 25 km (16 mi) to the west, and to Vatra Dornei, 62 km (39 mi) to the east. There is also a train station, which serves the CFR Line 406, that runs to Bistrița North [ro] and on to the town of Luduș.

Colibița is the site of Lake 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 the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.^[3]

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,193; of those, 92.7% were ethnic Romanians.^[4]

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Sofia Ionescu (June 17, 2021). "Lacul Colibița – care este legenda lui și ce poți vizita în zonă". Libertatea (in Romanian).
^ "Highlands | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.