Frătăuții Vechi (german: Alt Fratautz, Alt-Frautautz, Alt-Deutsch-Fratautz) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
located in
Suceava County,
Bukovina, northeastern
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. It is composed of two villages: namely Frătăuții Vechi and Măneuți ( hu, Andrásfalva).
From 1786 to 1941, Măneuți village was inhabited by the
Székelys of Bukovina
The Székelys of Bukovina are a small Hungarian ethnic community with a complex history. They live today in the Tolna and Baranya counties of Hungary, in Hunedoara County in Romania and in the Serbian province of Vojvodina.
Origins
Some Szé ...
. During the 1780s, 16 ethnic German families settled in Frătăuții Vechi in the course of the
Josephine colonization (german: Josephinische Siedlung).
Late modern period history
As it is the case of other rural settlements from the countryside of Suceava County, Frătăuții Vechi (just like
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.
Late modern period history
As it is the case of other rural s ...
for example) was previously inhabited by a sizable
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ge ...
community, more specifically by
Bukovina Germans during the
late Modern Age up until the mid
20th century, starting as early as the
Habsburg period and, later on, the
Austro-Hungarian period.
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
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 ...
:
Natives
*
Claudiu Isopescu
*
Dimitrie Isopescu
*
Modest Isopescu
*
Petru Luhan
Gallery
File:Andrásfalva Gizella Sebestyén - Laslovarga.jpg, Măneuți, Hungarian/Székely village
File:Brutaria si Magazinul, "Every Day" - panoramio.jpg, The local bakery and "Every Day" shop
File:2007 Andrasfalva - Lalovarga (6).jpg, Măneuți in 2007
File:2007 Andrasfalva - Lalovarga (8).jpg, Székely gate in Măneuți
File:Centru Fratautii Vechi - panoramio.jpg, The center of Frătăuții Vechi
File:Scoala cu clasele I-VIII Nr. 1 Fratautii Vechi - panoramio.jpg, Local school in Frătăuții Vechi
File:Fratautii Vechi - panoramio (1).jpg, Frătăuții Vechi
File:Biserica evanghelica din Fratautii Vechi1.jpg, Lutheran church in Frătăuții Vechi
File:Biserica Sf. Mihail si Gavriil din Maneuti.jpg, Orthodox church in Măneuți
References
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Communes in Suceava County
Localities in Southern Bukovina