Pângărați

Pângărați
Pângărați
Commune
	Old church of Pângărați Monastery
	Location in Neamț County
	Pângărați Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°56′N 26°9′E / 46.933°N 26.150°E
Country	Romania
County	Neamț
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Petronel Mancaș (PNL)
Area	121.86 km2 (47.05 sq mi)
Elevation	383 m (1,257 ft)
Highest elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	4,396
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	617305
Vehicle reg.	NT
Website	www.pangarati.ro

Pângărați is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Oanțu, Pângărați, Pângărăcior, Poiana, Preluca, and Stejaru.

The commune is located in the central-western part of the county, in an area delimited by the southern slopes of the Stânișoara Mountains [ro] and the northern slopes of the Tarcău Mountains. The mountains are separated by the river Bistrița, to which converge on the left the tributaries Stejaru, Pângărați, and Pângărăcior and on the right the river Oanțu.

Along the Bistrița valley there are two anthropic lakes: the Pângărați Reservoir [ro] and, partially, the Vaduri Reservoir [ro]. In Stejaru village there is the Dimitrie Leonida hydroelectric power plant, which is fed from Lake Izvorul Muntelui by a tunnel dug through Botoșanu Mountain. The Pângărați forest reserve [ro] is located north of Poiana village, at an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft); the yew that grow there are protected.

The commune is crossed by the national road DN15 [ro], which connects it to the town of Bicaz, 13 km (8.1 mi) to the west, and to the county seat, Piatra Neamț, 17 km (11 mi) to the east. The Bacău–Bicaz CFR railway also passes through the commune, which is served by the Pângărați station and the Stejaru passenger stop.

The Pângărați Monastery [ro], which currently houses 36 monks, was built in 1560 by ktitor Alexandru Lăpușneanu, ruler of Moldavia.

Natives

Neculai Onțanu (born 1949), politician
Nicu Stroia (born 1971), gymnast

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

New church of Pângărați Monastery
Pângărați Lake
Dimitrie Leonida hydroelectric power station
Foundation for the hydroelectric power station being built in Stejaru in the 1950s

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[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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