Suceava

Suceava
Romanian: Suceava
Suczawa[a]



Left to right: The Administrative Palace, The Justice Palace, Bukovina Museum, Suceava railway station (Burdujeni), Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava, Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava (USV), St. Apostoles Church in Ițcani, St. John of Nepomuk Church
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Suceava is located in Romania
Suceava
Suceava
Location of Suceava
Suceava is located in Europe
Suceava
Suceava
Suceava (Europe)
Coordinates: 47°39′05″N 26°15′20″E / 47.65139°N 26.25556°E / 47.65139; 26.25556
Country Romania
CountySuceava County
StatusCounty seat
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Ion Lungu[1] (PNL)
Area
 • Municipiu52.10 km2 (20.12 sq mi)
 • Metro
473.29 km2 (182.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Municipiu84,308
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
 Romanian ethnic majority with a few smaller minority groups
Demonym(s)sucevean, suceveancă (ro)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
WebsitePrimăria Suceava (ro, en)

Suceava (Romanian: [suˈtʃe̯ava] ) is a municipality and the namesake county seat town of Suceava County, situated in the historical regions of Bukovina and Moldavia, northeastern Romania and at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe respectively.[2][3] It is the largest urban settlement of Suceava County, with a population of 84,308 inhabitants according to the 2021 Romanian census (postponed one year and conducted in 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania).[2]

During the late Middle Ages, namely between 1388 and 1564 (or from the late 14th century to the late 16th century), this middle-sized town was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia.[4][5][6] Later on, it became an important, strategically-located commercial town of the Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Empire, and Austria-Hungary (formerly belonging to Cisleithania or the Austrian part of the dual monarchy) on the border with the Romanian Old Kingdom.

Nowadays, the town is known for its reconstructed medieval seat fortress (further rebuilt through the EU-funded Regio programme) and its UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site Saint John the New Monastery (part of the Churches of Moldavia), both local and national tourist attractions. In addition, the Administrative Palace, a historic and civic building dating to imperial Austrian times and designed by Viennese architect Peter Paul Brang, is located in the historic town centre along with the Roman Catholic Saint John of Nepomuk church (one building faces the other).[7]

Suceava is the 22nd largest Romanian city, according to the 2021 census. The city's population has increased exponentially during the second half of the 20th century, from just over 10,000 people in the late 1940s to over 100,000 in the early 1990s.


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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "County of Suceava". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ Klaus Peter Berger, The Creeping Codification of the New Lex Mercatoria, Kluwer Law International, 2010, p. 132
  4. ^ Daniel Onea, Adina Olaru (27 January 2016). "Suceava – die geschichtsbeladene Stadt in der Bukowina". Radio România Internațional (in German). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ Lani Seelinger (10 June 2015). "The 10 Most Beautiful Towns In Romania". The Culture Trip. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. ^ Victor Rouă (27 January 2019). "A Brief History Of Bukovina, Romania During The Middle Ages". The Dockyards. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ SVBiblioteca (14 October 2013). "Palatul Administrativ din Suceava/The Administrative Palace of Suceava". Istorie locală @ biblioteca ta publcă (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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