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Hangu
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Hangu
Total population
1,794
Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Hangu is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. Situated in an area of the Lake Izvorul Muntelui also called "Little Switzerland," it is a mixture of modern and archaic culture. It is composed of five villages: Buhalnița, Chirițeni, Grozăvești, Hangu, and Ruginești.
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Geography
Hangu is near Lake Izvorul Muntelui (also known as Bicaz Lake), an artificial lake used to generate hydroelectricity. The village is located in the valley of Hangu River and it surrounded by the peaks of Mount Stânișoara: Muntele Hangu westwards, Boboteni village and Muncelu Peak in the north, the Audia village, and the Malu Peak eastwards. In the south, the road separates the village from the Bicaz Lake and over the lake, the Ceahlău Massif (a popular Romanian tourist site).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Carabus linnaei Panzer, 1812Carabus linnaei Panzer, 1812 · Insecta370
- smooth ground beetleCarabus glabratus Paykull, 1790 · Insecta101
- Bronzed BlackclockPterostichus oblongopunctatus (Fabricius, 1787) · Insecta100
- False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida91
- Carabus convexus Fabricius, 1775Carabus convexus Fabricius, 1775 · Insecta76
- Abax parallelus (Duftschmid, 1812)Abax parallelus (Duftschmid, 1812) · Insecta70
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida66
- Abax parallelepipedus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)Abax parallelepipedus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) · Insecta56
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2011-06-243 km SE of Ostra, Romania
- M 4.1 — 2005-02-132 km N of Or??eni-Deal, Romania
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Neamț
- Grozăvești2.2 mi away · pop. 496
- Ceahlău3.7 mi away · pop. 1,545
- Buhalnița3.8 mi away · pop. 887
- Călugăreni4.2 mi away · pop. 69
- Izvorul Alb4.6 mi away · pop. 246
- Ruginești4.9 mi away · pop. 359
- Secu6 mi away · pop. 133
- Petru Vodă6.1 mi away
- Poiana Teiului6.5 mi away · pop. 1,233
- Grințieș6.8 mi away · pop. 1,090
- Mitocu Bălan7.5 mi away · pop. 352
- Poiana7.7 mi away · pop. 568
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species








Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API