Moara, Suceava
Moara | |
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Wooden Orthodox church in Moara | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Suceava County | |
Moara Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°36′N 26°14′E / 47.600°N 26.233°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Eduard Dziminschi[1] (PNL) |
Area | 46.86 km2 (18.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 5,932 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 727377 |
| Area code | +(40) 230 |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
| Website | www |
Moara is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of eight villages, namely: Bulai (Polish: Bulaja) Frumoasa, Groapa Vlădichii, Liteni, Moara Carp, Moara Nica (the commune centre), Vornicenii Mari (Hungarian: Józseffalva, German: Joseffalva[3]), and Vornicenii Mici.
From 1785 to 1941, Vornicenii Mari village was inhabited by the Székelys of Bukovina.
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:[4]
| Party | Seats | Current Council | ||||||||||||
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| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| PRO Romania (PRO) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Natives
- Ilie Ivanciuc (born 1971), former rugby union player
References
- ^ "Dziminschi Eduard Ferdinand". www.comunamoara.ro (in Romanian). Moara town hall. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Bukovina Villages - Former German / Present Romanian Names / Bukowina Ortsliste - Ehemalige Deutsche und jetzige Romänische Namen". The Bukovina Society of the Americas. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
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