Beclean

This article is about the town in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. For the commune in Braşov County, see Beclean, Braşov. For the neighbourhood of Odorheiu Secuiesc, see Odorheiu Secuiesc.

Beclean
—  Town  —
Roman Catholic church in Beclean
Coat of arms
Location of Beclean
Coordinates: 47°10′47″N 24°10′47″E / 47.17972°N 24.17972°E / 47.17972; 24.17972Coordinates: 47°10′47″N 24°10′47″E / 47.17972°N 24.17972°E / 47.17972; 24.17972
Country	Romania
County	Bistriţa-Năsăud County
Status	Town
Government
– Mayor	Nicolae Moldovan (Social Democratic Party)
Area
– Total	45.36 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	10,889
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primariabeclean.ro

Beclean (Romanian pronunciation: [beˈkle̯an] ( listen); Hungarian and German: Bethlen) is a town in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, in north-eastern Transylvania, Romania. It has an estimated population in 2006 of 10,889 and administers three villages: Coldău, Figa and Rusu de Jos.

The town is the site of an important railway junction (the station is called Beclean pe Someş), where secondary routes to Sighetu Marmaţiei and Suceava diverge from the main railway line from Braşov to Satu Mare.

Beclean is also the place of origin of the ancient Hungarian Bethlen family.

External links

• http://www.beclean.go.ro/
• http://www.beclean.biz