Dolhasca () is a town 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. The county seat is the historical town ...

, in the historical region of

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, northeastern

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. Dolhasca is the eighth largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 9,792 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census. It was declared a town in 2004, along with seven other localities in Suceava County. The town administers seven villages, namely: Budeni, Gulia, Poiana, Poienari, Probota, Siliștea Nouă, and Valea Poienei. Despite being a town, Dolhasca looks like a rural settlement in many aspects, and the main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture. The

Probota Monastery Probota Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Probota) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Probota village, Dolhasca town, Suceava County, Romania. Built in 1530, with Peter IV Rareș as ''ktitor'', it is one of eight buildings that make up the Churches ...

, built in 1530 by the Moldavian ruler

Petru Rareș Petru Rareș (), sometimes known as Petryła or Peter IV (Petru IV; c. 1483 – 3 September 1546), was twice voivode of Moldavia: 20 January 1527 to 18 September 1538 and 19 February 1541 to 3 September 1546. He was an illegitimate child born (pr ...

, and located close to the town, is one of the

Churches of Moldavia The north of the Moldavia region in Romania preserves numerous religious buildings as a testimony of the Moldavian architectural style developed in the Principality of Moldavia starting from the 14th century. Of these, eight Romanian Orthodox C ...

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Among Dolhasca's notable natives are comedian

Alexandru Arșinel Alexandru Ioan Arșinel (; 4 June 1939 – 29 September 2022) was a Romanian comedian and actor. He was born in Dolhasca, Kingdom of Romania. Arșinel was an ethnic Aromanian. On screen, Arșinel was well-known for his partnership with Stela ...

and neurosurgeon Constantin N. Arseni.

Demographics

In 2002, Dolhasca had a population of 11,009 inhabitants, 90% of which were

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and the rest

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. At that time, it was one of the most populated rural localities in Suceava County.

Administration and local politics

Town council

The town's current local council has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the

2020 Romanian local elections Local elections were held in Romania on 27 September 2020. Initially planned for June 2020, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led the Government of Romania to postpone the elections to a date no later than 31 December 2020, and extending all ...

Gallery

File:Pietonal Dolhasca.jpg, The town centre of Dolhasca File:CCDolhasca.jpg, Dolhasca cultural house File:Gara Dolhasca3.jpg, The old train station in Dolhasca File:Gara Dolhasca.JPG, The old train station in Dolhasca

Notes

External links

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Dolhasca Town Hall official site
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Ecomunitate – Dolhasca web page
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Suceava County site – Dolhasca web page
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