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 Piatra Neamţ

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Piatra Neamţ in County Neamţ
 
County Neamţ is in the Moldova region

Piatra Neamţ in County Neamţ

Piatra Neamţ is the capital city of Neamţ county, Moldova, eastern Romania. It 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).


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Piatra Neamţ

Ceahlaul Stadium
A Central street in  Piatra Neamt

 

 
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Piatra Neamţ as seen from Pietricica Hill

Park in Piatra Neamţ

 

The city's main attraction are the natural beauty of the area (the mountains and the lakes), the hystorical buildings, the museums and the festivals.

Today, there are several programs in progress with the goal of transforming Piatra Neamţ into an important touristic destination in Romania (the construction of the cable car ref in Romanian and the wintersports facilities).

Landmarks:

Stephen's tower (the city symbol), built by Ştefan cel Mare in 1499.
St John The Baptist church (1497-1498)
The Princely Court
The History & Archaeology Museum (host of the Cucuteni exhibition, the largest Aeneolithic artifacts collection in southeastern Europe)
The Fine Arts Museum
The Natural Sciences Museum
The "Calistrat Hogaş" Memorial Museum
The "Schimbarea la Faţă" Wooden Church in Văleni
The Bistriţa Monastery, founded in the early 15th century, is 8 km (5 mi) west of the city
The Wooden Synagogue

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Listed below are some local agents who can help you with bookings and organize local tours in the Piatra Neamţ area.

Petro Tour, Bd. Decebal nr. 34 in Piatra Neamţ
0233-220.926  FAX: +40 (233) 229 922 
Novatouring Turism Piatra Neamt1, Piata Mihail Kogalniceanu, nr.1 in Piatra Neamţ
+40 (233) 228323  FAX: +40 (233) 228323 
Novatouring Turism, P-ta Mihail Kogalniceanu nr.1 in Piatra Neamţ
0233-22.83.23  
Mon Ami, B-dul Decebal, nr.58 in Piatra Neamţ
+40 (233) 230463  FAX: +40 (233) 230463 
Dcs Travel, Bd.Traian, nr.13, bl.A 2, parter, in Piatra Neamţ
0233-210.092  FAX: +40 (233) 210 340 
As Piatra Neamt, Piata M. Kogalniceanu, nbl.12, sc.D, parter in Piatra Neamţ
+40 (233) 231790  FAX: +40 (233) 231790 
As Tour , Piata M.Kogliniceanu, bl12 sc.D. Parter in Piatra Neamţ
0233-23.17.90  
Aldo Travel Agency, Str. Petru Movila, nr.200A in Piatra Neamţ
+40 (233) 231431  FAX: +40 (233) 206025 
Forum Piatra Neamt, Str. Mihai Eminescu, nr.12,sc.C, apt. 44 in Piatra Neamţ
 +40 (233) 233190  FAX: +40 (233) 233190 
Forum, Str. M.Eminescu nr.12, sc.C, ap44, in Piatra Neamţ
  0233-23.31.90  FAX: +40 (233) 23 31 90 
Ronedo Piatra Neamt, Str. Decebal nr. 59, sc.A, ap.1 in Piatra Neamţ
  0233-23.18.70  FAX: +40 (233) 23 13 06 
Sind Romania Piatra Neamt, Str. Petru Rares, nr.27C in Piatra Neamţ
 +40 (233) 222550  FAX: +40 (233) 222550 
Visual Travel, Str. Mihai Eminescu, nr.2, bl.D1, apt.40 in Piatra Neamţ
 +40 (233) 221262  FAX: +40 (233) 221262 
Sind Romania (Piatra Neamţ), Str. Petru Rares 27C in Piatra Neamţ
  0233-22.25.50  FAX: +40 (233) 22 25 50 
Grand Hotel Ceahlau, Piata Stefan cel Mare, nr.3 in Piatra Neamţ
 +40 (233) 219990  FAX: +40 (233) 215540 
Agentia de Voiaj Piatra Neamt, Str. Piata Stefan cel Mare nr10 in Piatra Neamţ
Informations,tickets
 +40 (233) 211034  
 

 

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Economy

Localities in the South-Central Neamţ area:
Piatra Neamţ  Dumbrava Roşie  Tupilaţi  Boteşti  Dragomireşti  Ştefan cel Mare  Dobreni  Gârcina  Bârgăuani  Vârşeşti  Girov  Ghelăieşti  Bisericani  Dochia  Slobozia  Roznov  Podoleni  Zărneşti  Borleşti  Rediu  Costişa  Cândeşti  Piatra Şoimului  Neguleşti  Tazlău  Săvineşti 

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The city's industries include a fertilizer plant, a pulp and paper mill, and several food-processing plants. In the city are also located an agricultural machinery plant (Mecanica Ceahlău), a pharmaceutical plant (Plantavorel) and two paper manufacturers.

The city's main industrial park is situated 11 km south, in the Săvineşti area. During the communist period, the Săvineşti platform was one of the most important chemical plants in Romania and the site of a research institute. Today, the industrial facility is part of the Italian group Radici, and it operates at a very low capacity.
In the recent period, the most important Romanian commercial brands originating from Piatra Neamţ are Rifil (synthetic fibers manufacturer), Altex (Media Galaxy) (TV, hi-fi, home appliances national dealer), Köber (paints manufacturer), and Dasimpex (mobile phones dealer).

Culture and Education

Piatra Neamţ is home to Teatrul Tineretului (Youth's Theatre), G. T. Kirileanu library and many cultural events, including the International Theatre Festival in the springtime, the classical music event Vacanţe muzicale (musical holydays) in the summertime and more folkloric festivals all year round.
The "Petru Rareş" national college, "Calistrat Hogaş" national college, as well as "Victor Brauner" fine arts college are located here.

Sports

FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ is the local football (soccer) team; best performance : 4th round in UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1999 after two matches versus Juventus Turin. Currently it plays in the first national league - Liga I .
Former Fibrex Săvineşti, actually HCM Piatra Neamţ is the local men's handball team, three times champions of Romania and two times winners of Handball Romania's Cup.
CV Unic Piatra Neamţ is the local women's volleyball team.
Piatra Neamţ is the residence of Constantin "Ticu" Lăcătuşu, the first Romanian alpinist who reached the top of Mount Everest.
The Piatra Neamţ Equestrian Stadium (Baza Hipică) is the host of several show jumping and dressage international competitions.

 

Listed below are some local hotels, guesthouses (B&Bs) and other accommodation in the Piatra Neamţ area.

Pensiunea Monalisa, Dumbrava Rosie, nr.77 in Dumbrava Rosie
(233) 282856  
Pensiunea Class, Garcina,DN 150Km 1-150 in Garcina
  
Pensiunea Ana, Girov in Girov
(233) 290221  
Pensiunea Flora Pia, Negulesti in Negulesti
(233) 296209  
Cabana Ceahlău(DOTA), Izvorul Muntelui nr. 166 in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 221670  
Pensiunea Cozla, str. Elena Cuza nr. 8 in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 211822  
Hotel Central, Piata Petrodava 1-3 in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 216230  FAX: (233) 223528 
Hotel Roman, str. Nicolae Titulescu nr. 2-4 in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 742600  FAX: (233) 740831 
Hotel Ceahau, Piata Stefan cel Mare 3 in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 219990  FAX: (233) 215540 
Pensiunea Cornelius, str. Gen. N. Dascalescu nr. 490 in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 2115111  
Vila Dromader, str. Stefan cel Mare in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 234204  
Pensiunea Virginia, str. Paraul Doamnei, nr. 29 in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 228317  
Pensiunea Red Rock, str. Maratei nr. 63 in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 228077  
Pensiunea Nora, str. Petru Movila 162A in Piatra Neamţ
(233) 237737  
Pensiunea Dan, str. Liliacului 34 in Piatra Neamţ
723 701924  
Pensiunea Hanul Razesilor, Tupilati in Tupilati
(233) 781130  
 
 

See also County Neamţ for accommodation in other nearby towns

The area code for County Neamţ is (2AA) or (3AA)

Early Piatra Neamţ History

 Neamţ Monastery

 

The area around Piatra Neamţ is one of the oldest inhabited areas in Romania. The oldest traces of human civilisation in the present territory date back to the higher Paleolithic, about 100,000 years BCE.

The Cucuteni culture, whose development lasted approximately one thousand years (ca. 3600-2600 BCE) was attested in the territory of Neamţ county by a remarkable number of settlements (approx. 150), archaeological diggings unearthing important museum collections of Aeneolithic artifacts. Archaeologists have also discovered objects here dating back to the Neolithic Period and the Bronze Age (about 1900-1700 BCE.
Excavations just outside the city revealed the ruins of a large Dacian city, Petrodava, mentioned by Greek geographer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. The whole compound had its heyday between the first century BCE and the first century CE. Standing out is the citadel at Bîtca Doamnei which contains shrines resembling those identified in the Orăştiei Mountains.
As far as the existence of a local leader is concerned, historians tend to suggest the identification of the Kingdom of Dicomes in the very political centre at Petrodava. The complex of strongholds without peer in Moldavia and Wallachia is evidence as to a powerful political and military centre both in Burebista’s time and in the period that preceded the reign of Decebalus. The settlement was documented in the 15th century as Piatra lui Craciun, or Camena, a market town.
The first urban settlements, which emerged under Petru I Muşat (1375-1391), were Piatra lui Craciun, Roman and Neamţ. The Neamţ citadel, whose documentary attestation dates back to February 2, 1395, was also erected during the same consolidation period of the Moldovian pricipate east of the Carpathians.
The Princely Court of Piatra Neamţ is mentioned for the first time in a document dated April 20, 1491 being founded between 1468 and 1475, under Stephen the Great, the Princely Cathedral being built in 1497-1898 and the 20 m. tall Bell Tower in 1499.
 
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