Bistrița

Proper noun

Bistrița

1. The capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.
   • Bistrița lies in northern Transylvania on the Bistrița River, in a region of hills covered with orchards.2013, Lucy Mallows, Transylvania (Bradt Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 135
2. A river in Romania; a tributary of the Siret.
   • One afternoon, while descending the eastern slopes of the Carpathians, following the northern Bistrița River, we came upon a tiny village of three or four houses, where a wedding was being celebrated.1934 April, Henrietta Allen Holmes, “The Spell of Romania”, in National Geographic Magazine, volume LXV, number 4, Washington, D.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 436
   • Its white blocks of limestone suggest the ruins of a citadel guarding the narrow valley of the Bistrița. The landscapes here are of great beauty and the traveller can enjoy the comfort of the chalet near Pietrele Doamnei as well.1962, The Carpathians

   Synonyms:

   Bistrița Aurie, Bistrița River