The Peak of the Cozla Hill

Charter flights over the city and in the county.

La doar 20 km de Piatra Neamț se află aerodromul din Zănești, de unde poți închiria un avion pentru tine și familia ta pentru o călătorie de vis sau te poți înscrie la școala de pilotaj.

The esplanade over the Cuejdi river is an important urban regeneration project carried out in the past by the leadership of the Piatra-Neamț City Hall. It is located in the city center, near the Neamț County Hospital.

Cuejdiu is a small watercourse, a tributary of the Bistrița river, with a total length of only 24 km and an area of 100 square kilometers . It springs from the area of the town with the same name and flows into Bistrita right in the central area of Piatra-Neamț, next to the Căprioara bridge.

The Reconstrucția Lake is located in the city of Piatra-Neamț, in the immediate vicinity of the Căprioara Bridge. It was man-made in the 60s along with the dam of the same name, with an area of 10 ha and a volume of about 250,000 m3. From here, the Bistrita hydrotechnical channel separates, which continues in the direction of Bacău..

We are convinced that flying is the most beautiful and interesting thing you can do. We created this club with the aim of better promoting the idea locally, that now anyone can fly just like birds. If you sometimes feel like you want to fly but you don't know how, now you can contact us. We can fly together over these wonderful places where we live but most of the time we don't see them. Piatra Neamt is located near wonderful mountains, among which are most mountain lakes in the country. Flying here is truly a dream come true. After such a flight, you risk remembering it for the rest of your life and locking it there, in your soul, in a special place, or wishing to fly all the time, all your life. Now you can become a licensed pilot more easily, because we organize courses and flight internships within our flight school. Now we benefit from the advantages offered by the existence of the first airfield in Neamt County. The aerodrome is located in Girov, 12 km from the city of Piatra Neamt. Over time, we have improved the quality of the runway, currently having a length of 500m, so any ultralight aircraft can land here. The runway coordinates are 46 57 N, 26 29 E.

Located in the northern part of the city of Piatra-Neamț, Cozla Hill is an extension of the Stânișoara Mountains, part of the last step of the Carpathians. Cozla reaches a height of 657 meters at the point called "Three Hills" and 670 meters at "Three Buckets". The area at the base of Cozla Mountain is considered to be the hearth of the old "Târgu Pietrei", here being the highest population density for centuries, a fact that made Stephen the Great himself choose the place for the construction of the Royal Court at Piatra Neamț. On Cozla was the Cucutenian settlement located at the highest altitude known for this type of dwelling in the entire area of Moldova. At the end of the 19th century, mineral waters were discovered on this mountain, which represented, for a short time, an important attraction. This is also where paleontological discoveries were made for the first time in Romania. Today the mountain is known mainly for its hiking trails and tourist infrastructure: cable car, chairlift, ski slope.   THE GREAT AFFORESTATION OF COZLA HILL Cozla was reforested at the beginning of the 20th century, a few years after a natural disaster that marked the history of this mountain, but also of the city. "On the night of May 30-31, 1897, following heavy rains that lasted all that month, the mountain began to slide right from the top, slowly sliding downhill, covering all the people's homes under it, who, frightened, fled escaping only with his life, covering at the same time the largest part of the vacant place of the town hall, up to the street. When we saw this disaster the next morning, a pitiful spectacle presented itself to our eyes: the broken mountain formed huge cracks, ravines and deep chasms and an enormous mass of ground, mixed with rocks and uprooted trees" says Dimitrie Hogea, former mayor of the city (1914-1918) in the paper "From the past of the city of Piatra-Neamţ”. In 1901, when Nicu Albu became mayor, he decided to afforest the mountain and to build a park in order to stem the fury of the waters. For 3 years, hundreds of people worked to reforest the mountain, with firs and pines brought from Sinaia, from the Royal Greenhouses. The effort was considerable both for the actual plantings and for the care of the saplings, because during periods of drought the locals would carry buckets of water up the mountain to water them. The park with promenade areas, pavilion and buffet casino was then built, the official inauguration taking place with great pomp on August 15, 1904. Then Nicu Albu made the memorable statement "It was hard, but we defeated nature". The wooden buildings were located on the place where the "Colibele Haiducilor" restaurant is now, the first ones burning completely two decades after the inauguration. THE HEALING SPRINGS FROM COZLA In 1882, springs of chloride-sodium and sulphurous mineral waters were discovered on Cozla, studied at the time by Petru Poni and recommended for the treatment of digestive and circulatory ailments.   The initial discovery was made by chance. Visiting a patient in the Bordeie slum, Dr. Ștefan Predescu receives water for tasting from a natural pool formed near the host's house. The Doctor realizes that a saline mineral deposit had formed on the mountain and begins to survey the area to find a spring. 5 springs are thus discovered. A committee is set up to study the healing properties of the waters, after which the help of the scientist Petru Poni is requested. The results of the studies on the curative effectiveness of the waters being positive increases the interest in their exploitation.   Thanks to them, in 1889 the city was recognized as a spa resort. The mineral waters of Cozla were also appreciated on the occasion of the universal exhibition in Paris, from 1900, when a bronze medal was obtained. Although these waters attracted thousands of tourists to Piatra Neamţ, over time, irrational exploitation and landslides led to their clogging. COZLA PALEONTOLOGICAL RESERVE   The first Oligocene fossil fishes in Romania were discovered on Cozla and Pietricica in 1883-1885. Thus, the study of fossil fish on Cozla begins almost simultaneously with similar research in Western Europe.   In Piatra-Neamt and its surroundings, 4 fossiliferous areas have been identified: Cernegura, Pietricica, Cozla and Agârcia, for this reason the area is called the "Piatra Aquarium". On Cozla, in the rock layers made up of marl and sandstone conglomerates, fossil deposits of fish, with various species, were discovered. Their presence is due to the existence here 35 million years ago of the Paratethys sea, in which fish and shells characteristic of subtropical areas lived. The discovered fossils can be seen at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Piatra Neamț, which still holds the most valuable Oligocene fish collection in the country and one of the richest in Europe.   Due to the richness of the Oligocene deposits, the Cozla, Pietricica and Cernegura Mountains were declared paleontological reserves in 1971. The interest of researchers in the study of fossiliferous areas in Piatra-Neamț is still growing, including foreigners getting involved in research campaigns in the region. THE BUCKETS OF THE GIANTS, UNIQUE IN THE EASTERN CARPATIES Another element of uniqueness on Mount Cozla is the geological reserve located at the point with the maximum height (approximately 670 meters) called "Three Buckets", or "The Buckets of the Giants ". These are aeolian marmites, excavations with dimensions of several dozen centimeters (about 60 cm) created by the long action of the wind, in the conditions of a harsh and cold climate.

Balaurului Forest is situated on the hill with the same name, being located on the territory of Dobreni village. It is located at the exit from Piatra-Neamț towards Târgu Neamț. Even though the name of the forest may be frightening, it is highly unlikely that you will encounter any dragons here. Instead, many residents from Piatra-Neamț who are passionate about mountain biking  come here because, through these places, passes one of the most beautiful and easy routes.

Traversing the paths of Cernegura, nature offers itself splendidly at every step, with the most beautiful landscapes in the Pițigoi and Bahrin meadows. From the first, the Goșman Mountains, the Tarcăului Mountains and the Ceahlău Mountain can be seen on the horizon. And from the second, you can see Bahrin hermitage in the valley, an old-style place that can be reached even by car from Bâtca Doamnei street. The view from the top of Cernegura hill, which reaches an altitude of 821 m, is equally spectacular.