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BISTRITA
Tourist routes
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1. Trip to Rodnei Mountains. Route: Bistrita
Nasaud - The Carstic Ensemble Tausoare-Zalion.
National road 17C.
SWOT ANALYSIS: URBAN TURISM
SWOT
urban
tourism
Positive factors Negative factors
Internal Strengths
Bistrita Municipality and its affiliate localities – Ghinda,
Sarata, Sigmir, Slatinita, Unirea and Viisoara – preserve
buildings and urban structure specific for Romanian, German
and Magyar spirituality.
The development framework of the locality, the Livezile-
Bargau inter-mound depression along the river Bistrita,
surrounded by hills of 450-680m in height (Schieferberg,
Schullerwald, Burich), offer a panoramic view of the city and
its neighbourhood.
Bistrita contains most of the municipality’s heritage; it still
preserves the perimeter of the old medieval fortress (Bistritz).
Ring-road to carry the heavy traffic in transit;
Existing industrial platform doesn’t affect the protected area;
Buildings part of the municipality’s cultural heritage have
been taken over by persons available to invest in their
rehabilitation;
Interest to enclose the restored monuments of Arcalia,
Herina, Livezile and Tarpiu; the rural reserves of Dorolea and
Livezile;
Existence of human and institutional potential to organise
representative and polarising events for the area;
Economic development shows relatively ascending trend;
Large number of hotels and public food units;
2. Trip to Bargaului Mountains. Route: Bistrita -
“Dracula’s Castle”- Tihuta Pass. National Road DN 17
3. Trip to Suhardului Mountains. Route: Bistrita -
Sangeorz Bai - Valea Vinului, Lala lake. National road
DN 17 D.
Weaknesses
Lack of action plan containing measures, projects and
responsibilities in the following fields: habitation, technical
infrastructure, public space, traffic, tourism, commerce,
services, handicrafts, small enterprises and industry; aiming to
preserve the authenticity of the historical area, crucial for
tourism development;
Lack a global information system to support patrimony
monitoring;
Lack or insufficient exploitation of patrimony, inadequate
marking of the monuments, lack of traffic plaques to pre-signal
and signal historical monuments, lack of visiting schedule of the
monuments, lack of tour guides, inadequate lighting;
Unprofessional interventions in the protected areas, especially
within the perimeter of the old fortified urban ensemble in
Bistrita, often to the detriment of the original substance; lack of
specialists and operators authorised to restore historical
buildings;
Tolerance within the historical area of activities incompatible
with the function and significance of such an area;
Lack of capitalisation of historical buildings and medieval
spaces; doubtful quality of public monuments placed in these
spaces;
Damage to protected areas around the historical monuments;
Insufficient promotion of handicrafts and small enterprises; loss
of traditional professions, especially in the constructions field,
with the knowledge and skills to restore historical monuments;
Inadequate development of the communication network;
deficient system for connecting the city and affiliate localities
with the regional and European traffic network.
Traffic problems in the city (especially in the historical area),
lack of parking places in the suburbs, lack of adequate marking
for the traffic and cycle lanes.