Mitocu Dragomirnei
Commune
Dragomirna Monastery
Dragomirna Monastery
Coat of arms of Mitocu Dragomirnei
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Mitocu Dragomirnei is located in Romania
Mitocu Dragomirnei
Mitocu Dragomirnei
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°44′N 26°15′E / 47.733°N 26.250°E / 47.733; 26.250
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Radu-Constantin Reziuc[1] (PMP)
Area
52.85 km2 (20.41 sq mi)
Elevation
381 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
5,230
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
727365
Area code+40 230
Vehicle reg.SV
Websitemitocudragomirnei.ro

Mitocu Dragomirnei (German: Mitoka Dragomirna) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dragomirna, Lipoveni (formerly Socolinți), Mitocași, and Mitocu Dragomirnei. The Dragomirna Monastery is situated in this commune.

In the past, the commune was inhabited by a sizeable German minority, more specifically by Bukovina Germans, from the late 18th century up until the beginning of World War II.[3] The Roman Catholic church they built still stands to this day.[4]

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:

    Party Seats Current Council
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 5          
  National Liberal Party (PNL) 4          
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 4          
  Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania (CRL) 1          
  Independent (Țibu Dumitru) 1          

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1930 2,761—    
2002 3,998+44.8%
2011 4,438+11.0%
2021 5,230+17.8%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,230, of which 70.38% were Romanians, 15.15% Roma, and 3.35% Lipovans.[5]

Natives

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References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Ion Popescu-Sireteanu (2008). "Despre Mitocu Dragomirnei" (PDF) (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Comunitatea germană din Mitocu Dragomirnei". Biserica romano-catolică din Mitocu Dragomirnei (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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