Piatra Neamt

by Mickey
(Smyrna, TN)

Piatra Neamt

Piatra Neamt in Summer Time.

Piatra Neamţ (Romanian pronunciation: ˈpjatra ˈne̯amt͡s); (population: over 110,000) is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania.

Piatra Neamţ lies in the Bistriţa River Valley, surrounded by mountains - Pietricica (590 m), Cozla (679 m), Cernegura (852 m), Bâtca Doamnei (462 m) and Cârloman (617 m), at an average height of 345 m. The city has all the advantages offered by a kind and unique nature.

The city is located 350 km north of the capital city of Bucharest, in the historical region of Moldavia. The nearest airport is Bacău, situated at 60 km south. Piatra Neamţ is linked by Romanian railway trunk number 509 to Bucharest and Iaşi, and by DN15 national road to Bacău (therefore DN2 to Bucharest), Iaşi, Suceava, and Târgu Mureş (Transylvania).

(Information from Wikipedia)