Moldovița
Rural landscape in Moldovița
Rural landscape in Moldovița
Coat of arms of Moldovița
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Moldovița is located in Romania
Moldovița
Moldovița
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°41′N 25°33′E / 47.683°N 25.550°E / 47.683; 25.550
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Area
249.24 km2 (96.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,883
  Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SV
WebsiteOfficial site

Moldovița (Ukrainian: Молдовіца; German: Russ Moldawitza) 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)
YearRomaniansUkrainiansRussiansGermans
(Bukovina Germans)[lower-alpha 1]
PolesSlovaksTurksJews
193017.27%52.97%1.27%11.15%3.45%--13.54%
20024763 (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)
YearRomanianUkrainianGermanHungarian
20024,839 (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
  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                

Notes

  1. Eventually also Zipser Germans included in this figure as well.

References

  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
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