Frătăuții Noi
Frătăuții Noi (German: Neu Fratautz) is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages, namely Costișa and Frătăuții Noi.
Frătăuții Noi German: Neu Fratautz | |
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Church in Frătăuții Noi (image from the archive of the Metropolitan of Moldavia, 1936) | |
Coat of arms | |
Location in Suceava County | |
Frătăuții Noi Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′N 25°51′E / 47.933°N 25.850°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 5,959 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
History edit
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)
Romania (1989–present)
As it is the case of other rural settlements from Suceava County, Frătăuții Noi (just like Frătăuții Vechi for example) was previously inhabited by a sizeable German community, more specifically by Bukovina Germans (German: Bukowinadeutsche or Buchenlanddeutsche) during the modern period up until the mid 20th century, starting as early as the Habsburg period and, later on, the Austro-Hungarian period.
Administration and local politics edit
Communal council edit
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 | ||||
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| People's Movement Party (PMP) | 4 | |||||
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 3 | |||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 3 | |||||
| Save Romania Union (USR) | 2 | |||||
| Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD) | 2 | |||||
| PRO Romania (PRO) | 1 | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.