Bistrița
The Bistrița is a river in the Romanian region of Transylvania, Bistrița-Năsăud County. It is sometimes referred to as Bistrița ardeleană. Near the city of Bistrița it flows into the Șieu, a tributary of the Someșul Mare.Photo: Remus Pereni, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: River
- Description: river in Romania, tributary of Șieu River
- Also known as: “Bistrita”, “Bistriţa”, and “Bistrița River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bistrița Nord railway station and Saint Nicholas church in Viișoara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Viișoara and Sărata.
Bistrița
- Category: body of water
- Location: Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.10772° or 47° 6′ 28″ northLongitude
24.45953° or 24° 27′ 34″ eastElevation
385 metres (1,263 feet)Open location code
8GV64F55+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 975942416OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
684653Wikidata ID
Q794131
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Bistrița” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Bistrița”
- Catalan: “Bistrița”
- Catalan: “Riu Bistrița”
- Cebuano: “Bistrița”
- Chinese: “Bistrița Khe”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بيستريتسا”
- French: “Bistrița (affluent du Șieu)”
- German: “Bistrița (Someș)”
- German: “Bistrița”
- Hungarian: “Beszterce (folyó)”
- Hungarian: “Beszterce”
- Irish: “Abhainn Bistrița”
- Italian: “Bistrița”
- Japanese: “ビストリッツ川”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Bistrița Khe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bistrița”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bistricioara”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bistriţa Ardeleană”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bistrița ved Someș”
- Norwegian: “Bistrița”
- Portuguese: “Rio Bistrița (Someș)”
- Portuguese: “Rio Bistrița”
- Romanian: “Bistrița, Someș”
- Romanian: “Râul Bistricioara, Someş”
- Romanian: “Râul Bistricioara, Someș”
- Romanian: “Râul Bistriţa, Someş”
- Romanian: “Râul Bistrița, Someș”
- Russian: “Бистрица”
- Serbian: “Бистрица (река у Румунији)”
- Serbian: “Бистрица-река (Румунија)”
- Serbian: “Бистрица”
- Ukrainian: “Бистриця (притока Сомешул-Маре)”
- Ukrainian: “Бистриця (Трансильванія)”
- Ukrainian: “Бистриця в Трансильванії”
- Ukrainian: “Бистриця”
- Welsh: “Afon Bistrița”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Heidenfeld and Independenței.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bistrița and FUNtastik Kids Club.
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