Piatra Neamt City

Relief of Piatra Neamt City:

Piatra Neamt City is situated is the west part of the historical region of Moldavia, in a mountain depression area (Cracău-Bistrița Depression), surrounded from all its parts by mountainous peaks (Cozla in north, Cârlomanu in north-west, Bâtca Doamnei in south-west, Cernegura in south and Pietricica in east). The largest part of the city is however at the limit between the Eastern Carpathians and Moldavia’s Sub Carpathians and the average elevation where the city is situated at, is 310 m height.

Climate and waters of Piatra Neamt City:

Piatra Neamt‘s climate is temperate-continental and despite the fact that the mountains are close, this depression where the city is situated in, is away from extreme temperatures. So, summers are not very hot, sometimes even cool and winters are milder, but however long. The annual average of the temperature is 8-9° C, and the rainfall is up to 650 mm per year. Piatra Neamt City is crossed by Bistrița and Cuiejdi Rivers and the main lakes from its territory are: Bâtca Doamnei and Reconstrucția.

History of Piatra Neamt City:

Even since prehistory, civilization tracks were found here in Piatra Neamt City’s area and after from antiquity, that makes the area in which the city is situated today, to be one of the oldest inhabited area from the country. The most obvious tracks are from the Geto-Dacian period and Petrodava Citadel was the center of this civilization. Nevertheless, the name Piatra as a settlement appears in the official documents at the end of the 14th century and later was built here the Royal Court by Ștefan cel Mare (Stephan the Great), so the city’s importance and economical power increased a lot. Today, these are still at a high level, despite the fact that industrially is only on the second place in Neamt County after Roman City. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com)

Tourism, tourist objectives and attractions:

If you decide to visit Piatra Neamt City you will see that is not a big city as population and surface, but this place’s old history, the gorgeous surrounding nature and all tourist objectives from the city and from its surroundings make Piatra Neamt to be truly considered one of the most beautiful cities from Romania. Its elegance and naturalness, its beauty and rich history, recommend it, as one of the main places to visit in Moldavia. Piatra Neamt is considered by many tourists to be a good starting point to explore the Eastern  Carpathians but also Moldavia, a region rich in history and religion. It’s important to know that the surrounding mountains are wooded and rich in wildlife which makes this area to attract also the hunting lovers. You can easily choose from museums, places of worship, memorial houses, historical monuments, medieval citadels or national parks and reservations. Here, it seems like all are collected in the same place and your journey in Piatra Neamt will be completed by all these. Visit Piatra Neamt City!

Neamt Citadel not far from Piatra Neamt City

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