BICAZ

town, Neamt judet (county), northeastern Romania. It lies at the confluence of the Bicaz and Bistrita rivers. The town is situated at the southern end of Lake Bicaz, which is formed by a dam on the Bistrita. The fast-flowing Bistrita (called the river of light), which rises in the Rodna Mountains to the northwest, has 13 hydroelectric power stations between Bicaz and Buzau; the largest is at Bicaz. The town is a tourist base for the Bicaz Gorges, a spectacular region of heavily eroded limestone (karst) constructions that have been designated a national park. Pop. (1992 prelim.) 8,806.