Vulturești 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 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 ...

Western Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova), also called Western Moldavia or Romanian Moldavia, is the historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1859, the Pr ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. 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. Vulturești is located at a distance of from

Fălticeni Fălticeni (; ''german: Foltischeni; hu, Falticsén;'' he, פלטיצ'ן yi, פאלטישאן) is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. Fălticeni is the second largest urba ...

and from the county seat,

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 ...

. It borders

Udești Udești (german: Uydestie) is a Commune in Romania, commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of eleven villages, more specifically: Chilișeni, Luncușoara, Mănăstioara, Plăvălari, Poieni-Suceava, Racov ...

commune to the north, the town of

Liteni Liteni (german: Leiten) is a town in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. Liteni is the ninth-largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 9,398 inhabitants, ...

to the east, Dolhești, Preutești, and Hârtop communes to the south, and Bunești and Bosanci communes to the west.

Natives

Constantin Costăchescu Constantin "Bibi" Costăchescu (12 April 1909–8 August 1983) was a submarine commander in the Romanian Navy during the Second World War. He is the only Romanian submarine commander to sink an enemy ship. Early days He was born in 1909 in Pleșe� ...

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

References

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