Fundu Moldovei
Fundu Moldovei
German:Luisenthal | |
|---|---|
 Fundu Moldovei town hall (in mid November 2017) | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Suceava County | |
  Fundu Moldovei Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:47°32′N25°24′E/ 47.533°N 25.400°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,720 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST(UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
Fundu Moldovei(German:Luisenthal/Louisenthal or Fundul Moldawi/Fundu-Moldowi)[2][3]is acommunelocated inSuceava County,Bukovina,northeasternRomania.It is composed of ten villages, namely: Botuș, Botușel, Braniștea, Colacu, Delnița, Deluț, Fundu Moldovei, Obcina Ursului, Plai, and Smida Ungurenilor.
The commune was previously inhabited by a significant community ofZipser Germans(part of the largerBukovina Germancommunity of Suceava County and Bukovina) during themodern periodup until the mid 20th century.[4]
Fundu Moldovei is also part of theVia Transilvanicalong-distance trail.[5]
History
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Moldavia(1388–1775)
Habsburg Monarchy(1775–1804)
Austrian Empire(1804–1867)
Austria-Hungary,Cisleithania(1867–1918)
Kingdom of Romania(1918–1947)
Romanian People's Republic(1947–1965)
Socialist Republic of Romania(1965–1989)
As it is the case of other former mining rural settlements from Suceava County, Fundu Moldovei (German:Luisenthal) was previously inhabited by a sizeable German community, more specifically byZipser Germans(part of the largerBukovina Germancommunity) during themodern periodup until the mid 20th century, starting as early as theHabsburgperiod and, later on, theAustro-Hungarianperiod.
Politics and local administration
[edit]Communal council
[edit]The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the2020 Romanian local elections:[6]
| Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party(PNL) | 7 | ||||||||
| People's Movement Party(PMP) | 5 | ||||||||
| Social Democratic Party(PSD) | 1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(XLS).National Institute of Statistics.
- ^De Pascanuic (No. 33), Câmpolung."View of the Pojorâta pyrite mining area, in 1914".mindat.org.Retrieved15 September2022.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"Southern Bukovina German villages – 1940"(PDF).Retrieved17 September2022.
- ^Oskar Hadbawnik (25 June 2006)."Louisenthal".Bukovina Society(in German).Retrieved21 June2020.
- ^"Bucovina | Via Transilvanica".www.viatransilvanica.com.Retrieved2023-08-10.
- ^"Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020"(in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Archived fromthe original(Json)on 2021-10-06.Retrieved2020-11-02.
