Bistrița

capital of the county of Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania
Organization municipality_of_romania Q187205
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Summary

Bistrița is a municipality of Romania[1]. Bistrița draws 1,503 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of romania category, ranking #22 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bistrița-Năsăud County[3]
  • Country: Romania[4]
  • Head of government: Gabriel Lazany[5]
  • Instance of: capital of county in Romania[6]
  • Capital: Bistrița[7]
  • Twinned administrative body: Montreuil[8], L'Aquila[9], Besançon[10], Zielona Góra[11], Columbus[12], Herzogenrath[13], Rehovot[14], Wels[15], Soroca[16]
  • Postal code: 420008–420198[17]
  • Commons category: Bistrița[18]
  • Inception: July 16, 1264[19]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Transylvania[20]
  • Official website: https://www.primariabistrita.ro/[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bistrița[22]
  • Email address: mailto:primaria@primariabistrita.ro[23]
  • Population: 75,076[24], 13,236[25], 14,128[26], 15,801[27], 20,292[28], 25,519[29], 44,339[30], 87,710[31], 81,259[32], 78,877[33]
  • Office held by head of government: mayor of Bistrița[34]
  • Phone number: +40-263224706[35]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[36]
  • Capital of: Bistrița-Năsăud County[37]
  • Contains settlement: Bistrița[38], Ghinda[39], Sărata[40], Sigmir[41], Slătinița[42], Unirea[43], Viișoara[44]
  • Official name: Bistrița[45]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bistrița[46]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bistrița[47]
  • Native label: Bistrița[48], Beszterce[49], Bistritz[50]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Bistrița[51]
  • Owner of: Stadionul Gloria[52]

Why It Matters

Bistrița has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Bistrița is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . prezenta.roaep.ro. prezenta.roaep.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . zielona-gora.pl. zielona-gora.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . docs.google.com. docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . recensamantromania.ro. Retrieved . recensamantromania.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . 2021 Romanian census. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.primariabistrita.ro/
    Website → —
    Population → {'amount': '+75076'}, {'amount': '+13236'}, {'amount': '+14128'} +7
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Bistrița-Năsăud County
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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