Sucevița

Sucevița
Location in Suceava County
Sucevița
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°47′N 25°43′E / 47.783°N 25.717°E / 47.783; 25.717
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
SubdivisionsSucevița, Voievodeasa
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Liviu Bodnarescu[2] (PNL)
Area
92 km2 (36 sq mi)
Elevation
545 m (1,788 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,520
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
727510
Area code(+40) x30
Vehicle reg.SV
Websitewww.primariasucevita.ro

Sucevița (German: Suczawitza or Kloster Suczawita)[3] is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages, namely Sucevița and Voievodeasa (German: Fürstenthal). Sucevița Monastery, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site series of the painted Churches of Moldavia, is located in the commune.

Sucevița is also the second town along the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.[4]

List of mayors of Sucevița

Mayor Term Duration Political party
Portain Name
Election Took office Left office
Mayor of Sucevița
Costan Chiraș
- 1885 1894 9 years, 0 days Independent
Gheorghe Boghean
- 1918 1925 7 years, 0 days Independent
Grigore Zaremba
- 1926 1927 1 year, 0 days Independent
Gheorghe Ițcuș
- 1927 1929 2 years, 0 days Independent
Grigore Zaremba
- 1 January 1930 1 June 1933 3 years, 5 days Independent
Simion Vatamaniuc
- 25 February 1933 28 December 1937 4 years, 306 days Independent
Gavril Roteliuc
- 1936 1936 42 days Unknown
Gheorghe Ițcuș
- 1 February 1938 24 October 1940 2 years, 266 days Independent
Grigore Zaremba
- 1 December 1941 15 September 1943 1 year, 288 days Independent
Filip Chiraș
- 15 September 1943 1 February 1944 139 days Unknown
Gheorghe Chiraș
- 1 February 1944 1 April 1945 1 year, 59 days Unknown
Ioan Vatamaniuc a Onufrei
- 1 March 1945 31 December 1945 305 days Unknown
Iacob Cazac
- 1 January 1946 20 November 1946 304 days Unknown
Gheorghe Chiraș
- 20 November 1946 1 September 1949 2 years, 285 days Unknown
Simion Vatamaniuc
- 1 February 1941 1 December 1948 7 years, 304 days Independent
Chairman of the People's Council
Dimitrie Hrehorciuc
1949 1 July 1949 20 December 1950 1 year, 172 days PMR
Dumitru Serafimovici
- 20 December 1950 6 July 1952 1 year, 199 days PMR
Vasile Cazac
1955
1959
1963
16 March 1955 1 April 1967 12 years, 16 days PMR/PCR
Traian Roteliuc
1967 1 April 1967 1 June 1968 1 year, 61 days PCR
Emilian Boghean
1968 1 June 1968 31 December 1972 4 years, 213 days PCR
Toader Cazacu
1973
1977
1 January 1973 22 November 1981 8 years, 325 days PCR
Constantin Iețcu
1981 1 December 1981 27 December 1983 2 years, 26 days PCR
Elena Stroe
- 27 December 1983 1 June 1985 1 year, 156 days PCR
Ecaterina Jacotă
1985 1 June 1985 22 December 1989 4 years, 204 days PCR
Mayor of Sucevița
Simion Vatamaniuc Jr.
- 22 December 1989 27 July 1992 2 years, 218 days Unknown
Stelian Dragoș Cazacu
1992 27 July 1992 22 June 1996 3 years, 331 days Unknown
Toader Cazacu
1996
2000
22 June 1996 2004 8 years, 0 days Unknown
Ioan Onufrei
2004
2008
2004 December 2012 8 years, 162 days PSD
Dorin Pînzar
2012
2016
December 2012 2020 7 years, 305 days PSD
Acting Mayor of Sucevița
Gheorghe Hrehorciuc
2020 2020 1 November 2024 4 years, 31 days PSD
Mayor of Sucevița
Liviu Bodnărescu
2024 1 November 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 138 days PNL

Natives

Notes

  • Valerian I. Procopciuc, Sucevița, Cronică în imagini, Suceava, 2015

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ Local election results 2024
  3. ^ "Southern Bukovina German villages – 1940" (PDF). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Bucovina | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.