Hangu, Neamţ

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Hangu

County

Neamţ County

Status

Commune

Mayor

Gavriil Lupu, PSD, since 2004

Area

119.34 km²

Population (2002)

4,054

Density

0.034 inh/km²

Geographical coordinates

47°06′27″N, 26°04′11″E

Web site

http://www.primariahangu.ro/

Hangu is a village from the Neamţ County, Romania. Situated in an area of the Bicaz Lake also called Little Switzerland, it is a mixture of modern and archaic culture.

[edit] Past and future in Hangu

Hangu an example of how Communists used to change nature not taking into account the long-term effects (the artificial lake), but also an example of people dealing with the situation. Now, the village has a great potential for development, especially in tourism industry, a running water system provided by Sapard funds, but there are a lot to be done in infrastructure and environment protection. The area of comuna Hangu is home to many ethnographic treasures which are preserved by local traditions or through the local cultural association which publishes a monthly magazine called Ţara Hangului - the country of Hangu which is an area larger than the actual Hangu department including Ceahlau area. Hangu is a place where work a pleasure are always mixed. Add stages of silence, whispering forests, rural life and wild life, you can get a glimpse of what Hangu means for its inhabitants.

[edit] Facts about Hangu

The main village of Comuna Hangu, Neamţ county, Romania, Hangu has a population of about 1500 inhabitants. It is situated on the national road 15C which stretches from Piatra Neamţ to Târgu Mureş. The main activities are: agriculture, forestry, tourism and car service. It is a typical mountain village, with the main institutions (school, police, local administration, health service, etc.) and a high rate of unemployment (about 20% according to the latest survey of AJOFM (The Job Service) Neamţ). That is why a lot of inhabitants work abroad in Italy, Spain, Greece or Germany. Except the national road 15C, all the other internal roads are not suitable for cars with low wheelbase. The village is located in the valley of Hangu river and it surrounded by the peaks of Mountain Stânişoara: Muntele Hangu westwards, Boboteni village and Muncelu Peak in the north, the Audia village and the Malu Peak eastwards. In the south, the 15C road separates the village from the Bicaz Lake and over the lake, the Ceahlău mountain ( one of the top touristic sites of Romania).