Coșbuc

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Coșbuc

Total population

2,066

Founded

1475

Elevation347 m

Land area48.52 km²

Coordinates47.37°, 24.39°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Coșbuc is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. Since the village of Bichigiu was transferred to Telciu commune in 2004, Coșbuc remains the commune's only village.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Vasile Dîncu

Romanian politician

George Coșbuc

Romanian poet, translator, teacher and journalist (1866-1918)

Daiana Mureșan

Romanian volleyball player

Oszkár Bárd

Hungarian poet

Nicolae Bretan

Romanian musician and music critic (1887–1968)

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Tibor Oláh

Hungarian writer, theatre critic and literary historian from Romania (1921-1996)

Joel Brand

rescue worker (1906-1964)

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Sergiu Homei

Romanian footballer

Veronica Micle

Romanian writer (1850-1889)

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Sandu Negrean

Romanian footballer

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Tudor Bompa

American academic

Vasile Ianul

Romanian association football player (1945-2013)

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József Denderle

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Oszkár Engelberg

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Tibor Beder

Hungarian geographer (1938-2020)

Cleopatra Lorințiu

Romanian Writer, Journalist, Diplomat, Author of TV documentaries

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bistrița-Năsăud

• Runcu Salvei
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,665
• Gersa II
  3.6 mi away · pop. 314
• Gersa I
  3.8 mi away · pop. 945
• Telciu
  4.5 mi away · pop. 4,024
• Salva
  4.5 mi away · pop. 3,105
• Bichigiu
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,405
• Alunișul
  5.7 mi away · pop. 461
• Rebra
  5.7 mi away · pop. 2,932
• Năsăud
  5.8 mi away · pop. 10,740
• Zagra
  6 mi away · pop. 1,236
• Lușca
  6 mi away · pop. 641
• Telcișor
  6 mi away · pop. 1,295

Browse all places in Bistrița-Năsăud →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Coșbuc

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Seen 2026-08-29

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-08-17

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2026-03-06

colt's-foot

Tussilago farfara

Seen 2026-03-06

Yellow-bellied Toad

Bombina variegata

Seen 2025-07-05

Masked Hunter

Reduvius personatus

Seen 2025-06-07

Grass Vetchling

Lathyrus nissolia

Seen 2025-06-07

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2024-07-20

common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Seen 2024-07-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).