- Beclean
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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 armsLocation of BecleanCoordinates: 47°10′47″N 24°10′47″E / 47.17972°N 24.17972°ECoordinates: 47°10′47″N 24°10′47″E / 47.17972°N 24.17972°E 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.
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Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania Cities Towns Beclean · Năsăud · Sângeorz-Băi
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Categories:- Populated places in Bistriţa-Năsăud County
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