Cârlibaba (german: Mariensee, Ludwigsdorf, or Kirlibaba; pl, Kirlibaba) is a
commune located in
Suceava County
Suceava County () is a county ('' ro, județ'') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper.
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,
Bukovina
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, northeastern
Romania
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. It is composed of six villages, namely: Cârlibaba (Veche; also the commune seat), Cârlibaba Nouă, Iedu (german: Jedt), Șesuri (german: Schessu), Țibău (german: Zibau), and Valea Stânei (german: Hüttenthal bei Mariensee).
Other names
In
German
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**Germania (historical use)
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, Cârlibaba Veche is known as ''Mariensee'' whereas Cârlibaba Nouă is known as Ludwigsdorf.
Demographics
At the
2002 census, 85.3% of inhabitants were
Romanians
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, 9%
Germans
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and
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Ukrainians
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. 85.8% were
Romanian Orthodox
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and 13.1%
Roman Catholic
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.
At the
2011 census, 89.05% of inhabitants were
Romanians
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, 5.07%
Germans
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and
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Ukrainians
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. For the rest of 1.81% inhabitants, their ethnicity was registered as unknown. 84.8% were
Romanian Orthodox
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and 12.17%
Roman Catholic
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. For the rest of 1.81 inhabitants, their religious confession was registered as unknown.
Late modern period history
In the past, more specifically during the late
Modern Age
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and, implicitly, during the
Habsburg period as well as, respectively, the
Austro-Hungarian period, the commune was inhabited by a more sizable
German
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community composed by
Zipser German mining colonists (part of the broader
Bukovina German community of the Suceava County).
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:
Gallery
File:Kirlibaba-evang.jpg, Evangelical Lutheran church
File:Kirlibaba-kath.jpg, Roman Catholic church
File:Casa de pe stanca - panoramio.jpg, The house on the rock ( ro, Casa de pe stâncă)
File:Carlibaba01.jpg, Traditional Romanian houses
File:Carlibaba02.jpg, Local horse-drawn cart
File:RO SV Valea Stânei.JPG, Valea Stânei constituent village in August 2021
File:Lajosfalva und Kirlibaba (BildID 15716732).jpg, Cârlibaba during World War I
File:Ort Kirlibaba (BildID 15665153).jpg, Cârlibaba in 1917
File:Kirlibaba Bukowina (BildID 15665174).jpg, Cârlibaba in 2017
File:Kirlibaba Bahnhof (BildID 15665181).jpg, The train station in Cârlibaba during World War I
References
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Communes in Suceava County
Localities in Southern Bukovina
Mining communities in Romania