Straja (german: Strasza or Strascha) is a

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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 ...

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, northeastern

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. It is composed of a single village, more specifically Straja.

History

The first document attesting the existence of Straja dates since 1750. Part of Bukovina, it was under

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rule until 1918.

Demographics

In 2011, Straja had a population of 5,094, mostly Romanian, and the major religion is

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.Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului din 2011: In 1930, according to the census taken in that year, Straja had a population of 4,662, of whom 4,338 were classified as ethnically

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. The numbers by religion were 4,359 Orthodox, 145

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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:

Natives

* Nicolae Cotos *

Dimitrie Onciul Dimitrie Onciul (26 October / 7 November 1856 – 20 March 1923) was a Romanian historian. He was a member of the Romanian Academy and its president from 1920 until his death in 1923. Biography Onciul was born in Straja, at the time in the Duc ...

Geoposition

Straja is situated in the northern part of Suceava county (47.92° N, 25.55° E), in the Rădăuți valley and is on the banks of the Suceava River. The northern edge of the commune is part of Romania's border with

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Economy

The main industry is wood processing.

Transport

Straja has a station on the

Suceava Suceava () is the largest urban settlement and the seat town ( ro, oraș reședință de județ) of Suceava County, situated in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania, and at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central and Eastern E ...

to Nisipitu railway line, which traverses the commune from east to west. County road 209 from

Rădăuți Rădăuți (; german: Radautz; hu, Radóc; pl, Radowce; uk, Радівці, ''Radivtsi''; yi, ראַדעװיץ ''Radevits''; tr, Radoviçe) is a town in Suceava County, north-eastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Buko ...

Brodina Brodina is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Brodina, Brodina de Jos, Cununschi, Dubiusca, Ehrește, Falcău, Norocu, Paltin, Sadău, and Zalomestra. At the 2002 census, 88% of inhabitants were Roman ...

connects the commune to Romania's national road system. An hourly minibus service, with a journey time of 50 minutes, connects Rădăuți and Straja.

References

Communes in Suceava County Localities in Southern Bukovina Duchy of Bukovina {{Suceava County