Telciu (; ) is a commune in BistriÃÂa-NÃÂsÃÂud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bichigiu (part of CoÃÂbuc until 2004; Bükkös), Fiad (Bánffytelep), TelciÃÂor, and Telciu.
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, from its capital, BistriÃÂa, on the border with MaramureàCounty. It is crossed by national road , which runs straight north from BistriÃÂa to Moisei, close to the Ukrainian border. Train stations in Bichigiu, Telciu, Fiezel, and Fiad serve a CÃÂile Ferate Române rail line.
Telciu lies in a hilly area, at the foot of the Rodna Mountains. The river SÃÂlÃÂuÃÂa flows through Telciu; two of its right tributaries, the rivers Fiad and Bichigiu, discharge into the SÃÂlÃÂuÃÂa in the eponymous villages. The TÃÂuÃÂoare-Zalion Reserve is located on the administrative territory of the commune. The reserve features the TÃÂuÃÂoare Cave; with a length of and a depth of , this is the deepest and the third longest cave in Romania.
At the 2011 census, Telciu had 5,798 inhabitants, of which 95.81% were ethnic Romanians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,498, of which 94.51% were ethnic Romanians.