Bicaz

Lake Bicaz

Bicaz, town, Neamƫ judeƫ (county), northeastern Romania. It lies at the confluence of the Bicaz and Bistriƫa rivers. The town is situated at the southern end of Lake Bicaz, which is formed by a dam on the Bistriƫa.

The fast-flowing Bistriƫa (called “the river of light”), which rises in the Rodna Mountains to the northwest, has 13 hydroelectric power stations between Bicaz and Buzău; the largest is at Bicaz. The town is a tourist base for the Bicaz Gorges, a spectacular region of heavily eroded limestone (karst) constructions that have been designated a national park. Pop. (latest) 8,806.