Piatra Șoimului (Comuna Piatra Şoimului)
Piatra Șoimului is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Luminiș, Negulești, Piatra Șoimului, and Poieni.
The commune is located in the south-central part of the county, in the foothills of the Tarcău Mountains. It is situated 4 km west of the town of Roznov and 19 km south of the county seat, Piatra Neamț. The river Calul flows through the villages of Poieni and Piatra Șoimului, while the river Iapa flows through Negulești and Luminiș; both rivers discharge into the Bistrița in Chintinici.
There is a legend that links the names of the two rivers, Calul (the Horse) and Iapa (the Mare), to the studs of Stephen the Great. Traveling upstream along the river Calul, through the village of Poieni, one reaches the rock that gives the name of the commune, Piatra Șoimului (Falcon's Rock).
The commune is located in the south-central part of the county, in the foothills of the Tarcău Mountains. It is situated 4 km west of the town of Roznov and 19 km south of the county seat, Piatra Neamț. The river Calul flows through the villages of Poieni and Piatra Șoimului, while the river Iapa flows through Negulești and Luminiș; both rivers discharge into the Bistrița in Chintinici.
There is a legend that links the names of the two rivers, Calul (the Horse) and Iapa (the Mare), to the studs of Stephen the Great. Traveling upstream along the river Calul, through the village of Poieni, one reaches the rock that gives the name of the commune, Piatra Șoimului (Falcon's Rock).
Map - Piatra Șoimului (Comuna Piatra Şoimului)
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Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| RON | Romanian leu | lei | 2 |
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| HU | Hungarian language |
| RO | Romanian language |