BISTRITA ,OUR CITY ! A CITY FILLED WITH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND GREAT ARTEFACTS !
HELLO, EVERYBODY ! MY NAME IS JUDITH AND I WILL BE YOUR GUIDE THROUGH THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY, BISTRITA. I AM ELEVEN YEARS OLD, BUT I KNOW A LOT ABOUT BISTRITA ! COME ON ! YOU WILL FIND LOTS OF INFORMATION AND FUN PLACES TO VISIT IF
SPEND YOUR VACATION OR HOLIDAYS HERE ! YOU EVER WANT TO
Table of contents
History Geography Great people Local Newspapers Twinned cities Monuments Touristic Atractions
Bistrița
history Bistrita is located in a wide valley surrounded by hills with gentle heights dominating the landscape, crossed by the Bistrita valley from which it took its name, the location developed due to the fact that in the northeastern corner of Transylvania, in the early Middle Ages between the royal possessions were installed Flanders, Wallonians, Saxons, Bavarians, who will be later known under the generic name of Sasi, that were given with certain rights that have conferred thema privileged social and economic status, a process that occurred after the middle of the twelfth century.The first mention of the town dates from 1241, when the monastery of Echternach codices mentioned the name given to the settlement by colonists who founded the Bistrita river. The Mongol invasion in 1241-1242 destroyed most of the Hungarian Kingdom. Even if the people did everything they could to resist, many of their houses were destroyed. Before the invasion, many cities were defensed by strong walls and by their political status. Many were protected by the Kirchenburgen ( big, strong churches ). The fast expansion of the cities populated by Sasi gave Transilvania the german name Siebenburgen ( seven cities ) – Bistrita, Sibiu, Cluj, Brasov, Medias, Sebes, Sighisoara.
Did you know that this is an ostrich? You can see it all over the city. It’s a very important symbol to our town.
It’s holding a horse-shoe ( supposed to bring luck )
geography Bistrita is located in the north-east of Podisul Transilvaniei and it is near Bistrita River.
BISTRITA
The principal road is the european road E58(DN17), which unites Transilvania and Moldova. The climate is temperat-continental, with warm and sometimes hot summers and cold winters. The highest temperature was registered in 16 august 1952 ( 37.6 degrees ) The lowest temperature was registered in 18 january 1963 -33.8 degrees )
We have nice weather, you know !
The coldest month is January and the hottest is July ( the middle of the winter and the middle of the summer )
Great people
Andrei Muresanu ( 1816-1863 ) Gabriela Szabo ( born in 1975 ) Viorel Moldovan ( born in 1972 )
HE WAS A WRITER SHE IS AN ATHLET HE IS A FOOTBALL PLAYER
Local newspapers AND • Bistriteanul.ro • Bistrita24.ro TV CHANNELS • Radio Transilvania Bistrita • Realitatea TV Bistrita • Mesagerul de BN • Rasunetul
• Sportulbistritean.ro • BN News • Gazeta Bistritei • Cronica de BN
L’AQUILA L’Aquila – Italy
Besancon – France Montreuil- France
Zielona Gora – Poland
Columbus, Georgia – USA
Herzogenrath- Germany
POLAND
FRANCE
ITALY
twinned cities
ZIELONA GORA
BESANCON
MONUMENTS ď Ž
Bistrita is the home of some great monuments that give pride to our city. Our greatest of all is the Evangelic Church, very old. Now it is restored and the tower is more beautiful then ever. The statue of George Cosbuc is located in our Park, recently restored. It is very beautiful and it can be visited by tourists who go to the pond ( more details in the touristic atractions chapter ).
Andrei Muresanu
Andrei Muresanu
A STATUE SCULPTED WITH THE NAME OF SOLDIERS WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY.
The house of
George Cosbuc pictures of monuments
TOURISTIC ATRACTIONS
WELCOME, DEAR TOURISTS ! FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME IN BISTRITA, YOU DEFINETLY CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE ! WE HAVE MANY TOURISTIC ATRACTIONS, SOME OF THEM INVOLVING THE MONUMENTS ! THE EVANGHELIC CHURCH ELEVATOR ( FROM THE TERRASE IT TAKES YOU TO, YOU CAN SEE A LANDSCAPE OF THE WHOLE CITY PS : DON’T LOOK DOWN ! ) THE “GEORGE COSBUC “ LIBRARY IS FILLED WITH BOOKS AND IT EVEN HAS A COMPUTER SECTION .
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THE PARK, FULLY RESTORED, NOW WITH A POND CONTAINING A BRIDGE AND REAL FISH, A TENNIS AND A FOOTBALL COURT, ARTIFICIAL WATERING SYSTEM AND IT IS SURE TO HAVE FUN THERE ! THE MUSEUM IS THE BEST PLACE WHERE YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR RICH HISTORY. THERE, YOU CAN SEE ARTEFACTS, OLD COINS ( SILVER AND ONE GOLD ) AND OLD TRADITIONAL COSTUMES. YOU CAN ADMIRE PAINTINGS AND VISIT THE GARDEN AND THE FOUNTAIN.
IF YOU WANT TO RELAX OR PRACTICE YOUR SPORT ABILITIES, I RECOMENND “ CASA EMA “ A SPORTS CENTER WITH A SWIMMING POOL, JACUZZI, SAUNA, SPA, FITNESS INSTRUCTOR AND ZUMBA DANCING. THE TICKET TO ENTER THE POOL IS NOT EXPENSIVE, AND YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO SWIM WITH GREAT TECHINQUES AND GAMES BY GREAT INSTRUCTORS. ADULTS CAN ALSO LEARN TO SWIM. ANOTHER CENTER IS “ SCHREINER “, WICH IS SIMILAR TO “ CASA EMA “. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT THE TENNIS AND FOOTBALL COURTS IN THE PARK.
HAVE FUN !!!