Fundu Moldovei (german: Luisenthal/Louisenthal or Fundul Moldawi/Fundu-Moldowi) 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 ten villages, namely: Botuș, Botușel, Braniștea, Colacu, Delnița, Deluț, Fundu Moldovei, Obcina Ursului, Plai, and Smida Ungurenilor.
The commune was previously inhabited by a significant community of
Zipser Germans The Zipser Germans or Zipsers (german: Zipser, ro, Țipțeri, hu, Cipszer) are a German-speaking (specifically Zipser German-speaking) sub-ethnic group which developed in the Szepes County (german: Zips; sk, Spiš) of Upper Hungary—today mostl ...
(part of the larger
Bukovina German
''Buchelanddeutsche''
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community of Suceava County and Bukovina) during the
late Modern Age up until the mid
20th century.
Late modern period history
As it is the case of other former mining rural settlements from the countryside of Suceava County, Fundu Moldovei was previously inhabited by a sizable
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
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community, more specifically by
Zipser Germans The Zipser Germans or Zipsers (german: Zipser, ro, Țipțeri, hu, Cipszer) are a German-speaking (specifically Zipser German-speaking) sub-ethnic group which developed in the Szepes County (german: Zips; sk, Spiš) of Upper Hungary—today mostl ...
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community) 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.
Politics and local administration
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 ...
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References
Communes in Suceava County
Localities in Southern Bukovina
Mining communities in Romania
{{Suceava County