Moldovița
Commune in Suceava, Romania
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
(2021-12-01)[1]
Moldovița is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of four villages: namely Argel, Demăcușa, Moldovița, and Rașca.
A Latin-rite Catholic Diocese of Moldovița with see here existed from 1418 to 1550.
Demographics
According to the 2002 Romanian census, there were 5,021 people living in the commune. The national composition thereof was:
Ethnicity in Moldovița (1930–2002) | ||||||||
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Year | Romanians | Ukrainians | Russians | Germans (Bukovina Germans)[a] | Poles | Slovaks | Turks | Jews |
1930 | 17.27% | 52.97% | 1.27% | 11.15% | 3.45% | - | - | 13.54% |
2002 | 4763 (94.9%) | 209 (4.2%) | - | 37 (0.7%) | 5 (0.1%) | 4 (0.1%) | 1 (< 0.1%) | 1 (< 0.1%) |
As for language, in 2002 the composition was:
Language in Moldovița (2002) | |||||||
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Year | Romanian | Ukrainian | German | Hungarian | |||
2002 | 4,839 (96.4%) | 167 (3.3%) | 12 (0.2%) | 1 (< 0.1%) |
Administration and local politics
Communal council
The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:[2]
Party | Seats | Current Council | ||||||||
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National Liberal Party (PNL) | 8 | |||||||||
Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) | 3 | |||||||||
PRO Romania (PRO) | 2 | |||||||||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 1 | |||||||||
People's Movement Party (PMP) | 1 |
Gallery
- Moldovița Monastery photographed by Oliver Mark in 2018
- The renovated water tower of Moldovița
- Erosion in Moldovița
- Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam locomotive in Moldovița commune, a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
- Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam locomotive in Moldovița commune, a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
- Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (July 2013), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
- Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (July 2013), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
- Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (July 2013), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
- Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (February 2014), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
- Mocănița tourist train in Argel
- Mocănița tourist train in Argel
- Mocănița tourist train in Argel
- Mocănița tourist wagons in Moldovița
Notes
- ^ Eventually also Zipser Germans included in this figure as well.
References
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