Bicaz

Bicaz is a town in Neamţ county, Romania situated near the confluence of the Bicaz and Bistriţa and near the Lake Bicaz, an artificial lake formed by a dam on the Bistriţa.

The town is also a tourist resort, and a point of departure toward the Mount Ceahlau or Cheile Bicazului , two important touristic destinations in Romania.

Economy

Beside the tourism, Bicaz is the site of one of the biggest cement plants in Romania, Carpat Cement owned today by the german company Heidelberg Cement.

The town has also a few timber factories and wood processing facilities.

Population

• 1992: 8,806
• 2002: 8,911