Crăcăoani is a commune in Neamţ County

Neamt County

Neamț is a county of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. It has three communes, Bicaz-Chei, Bicazu Ardelean and Dămuc in Transylvania.-Demographics:...

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It is composed of five villages: Cracăul Negru, Crăcăoani, Magazia, Mitocu Bălan and Poiana Crăcăoani. To the east lies Ghindăoani

Ghindaoani

Ghindăoani is a commune in Neamţ County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Ghindăoani. This was part of Bălţăteşti Commune until 2003, when it was split off....

 and to the north lies Bălţăteşti

Baltatesti

Bălţăteşti is a commune situated 36 km north of Piatra Neamţ, on the DN15C road, in Neamţ County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bălţăteşti, Valea Arini and Valea Seacă...

. The name is derived from the name Cracau brook which runs through the village.

Culture

A traditional folk music dance from Moldova, performed with a fiddle and folk lute is often performed in Crăcăoani.