Vulturești is a commune located in

Suceava County Suceava County () is a county (') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper. The county seat and the ...

Western Moldavia Western Moldavia (, ''Moldova de Apus'', or , also known as Moldavia, is the core historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1878, the P ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of eight villages: Giurgești, Hreațca, Jacota, Merești, Osoi, Pleșești (the commune centre), Valea Glodului, and Vulturești. The commune is situated in the southeastern part of Suceava County, on the banks of the river

Șomuzul Mic The Șomuzul Mic is a right tributary of the river Siret in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary t ...

. Vulturești is located at a distance of from

Fălticeni Fălticeni (; ''; ;'' ) is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. According to the 2021 census, Fălticeni is the third largest urban settlement in the county. It was declared ...

and from the county seat,

Suceava Suceava () is a Municipiu, city in northeastern Romania. The seat of Suceava County, it is situated in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Bukovina and Western Moldavia, Moldavia, northeastern Romania. It is the largest urban ...

. It borders Udești commune to the north, the town of Liteni to the east, Dolhești, Preutești, and Hârtop communes to the south, and Bunești and Bosanci communes to the west.

Natives

* Constantin Costăchescu (1909–1983), submarine commander in the Romanian Navy during World War II

References

External links

* Communes in Suceava County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Suceava-geo-stub