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Crăcăoani

Coordinates: 47°5′58″N 26°18′18″E / 47.09944°N 26.30500°E / 47.09944; 26.30500
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Crăcăoani
Location in Neamț County
Location in Neamț County
Crăcăoani is located in Romania
Crăcăoani
Crăcăoani
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°5′58″N 26°18′18″E / 47.09944°N 26.30500°E / 47.09944; 26.30500
CountryRomania
CountyNeamț
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,670
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.NT

Crăcăoani is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Cracăul Negru, Crăcăoani, Magazia, Mitocu Bălan and Poiana Crăcăoani. To the east lies Ghindăoani and to the north lies Bălțătești. The name is derived from the name of the river Cracău that runs through the village.[2]

Culture

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A traditional Moldavian folk music dance, performed with a fiddle and folk lute, is often performed in Crăcăoani.

Natives

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References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Limba romãanæa. Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romãane. 1976. Retrieved 2 April 2011.