Dumbrăveni 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 ...
,
Romania
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. It is composed of two villages, Dumbrăveni and Sălăgeni.
The commune is located in the eastern part of Suceava County, 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 ...
, on the border with
Botoșani County
Botoșani County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neighbouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the county seat at Botoșani.
Demographics
As of 1st of December 20 ...
. The
Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport is to the northwest, in neighboring
Salcea. Dumbrăveni is crossed by
national road
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(part of
European route E58
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Since 2014, a pa ...
), which connects Suceava to
Botoșani
Botoșani () is the capital city of Botoșani County, in the northern part of Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga and Grigore Antipa.
Origin of the ...
.
In the early 20th century, Dumbrăveni was erroneously regarded by many as the birthplace of
Mihai Eminescu
Mihai Eminescu (; born Mihail Eminovici; 15 January 1850 – 15 June 1889) was a Romanians, Romanian Romanticism, Romantic poet, novelist, and journalist from Moldavia, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Emin ...
, Romania's
national poet
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. The last lines of his philosophical poem,
Out of All the Masts, were engraved on a commemorative monument, erected by politician on his estate in the village.
Barbu Lăzăreanu
Barbu Lăzăreanu (born Avram Lazarovici,Valentin Chifor, "Lăzăreanu Barbu", in Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', Vol. I, pp. 839–840. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004. or Bercu Leizerovici,Constantin Ior ...
, "Un moșier cărturar", in '' Dimineața'', June 4, 1929, p. 3
Natives
*
Ștefan Berariu
Ștefan Constantin Berariu (born 14 January 1999) is a Romanian rower. Competing in coxless fours he won silver medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2021 European Championships and 2019 World Rowing Championships
The 2019 World Rowing Champ ...
(born 1999), rower
*
Mihai Guriță
Mihai Guriță (born 1 February 1973) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker for teams such as: Bucovina Suceava, Foresta Fălticeni
Foresta Fălticeni (also known as ''Foresta Suceava'') was a Romanian professional footb ...
(born 1973), footballer
References
Communes in Suceava County
Localities in Western Moldavia
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