Moldovița 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 ...

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, northeastern

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. It is composed of four villages, namely: Argel, Demăcușa, Moldovița, and Rașca. A Latin-rite Catholic Diocese of Moldovița existed here from 1418 to 1550.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Romanian census, there were 5,021 people living in the commune. The national composition thereof was: As for language, in 2002 the composition was:

Administration and local politics

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 al ...

Gallery

File:Oliver Mark - Moldovița Monastery, Bukovina 2018.jpg, Moldovița Monastery photographed by

Oliver Mark Oliver Mark (born 1963) is a German photographer, known primarily for his Portrait photography, portrait photographs of international celebrities. Career In the 1990s, Mark began photographing celebrities. He made portraits of public figures in ...

in 2018 File:Moldovita water tower.jpg, The renovated water tower of Moldovița File:Erosion_in_Moldovita.JPG, Erosion in Moldovița File:Mocanita Hutulca - Moldovita - panoramio.jpg, Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge

steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, Fuel oil, oil or, rarely, Wood fuel, wood) to heat ...

in Moldovița commune, a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County File:Moldovita forest railway 2013-07-12 08.jpg, Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge

in Moldovița commune, a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County File:Moldovita forest railway 2013-07-12 05.jpg, Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (July 2013), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County File:Moldovita forest railway 2013-07-12 02.jpg, Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (July 2013), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County File:Moldovita forest railway 2013-07-12 03.jpg, Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (July 2013), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County File:Waldbahn Moldovita 1.JPG, Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (February 2014), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County File:Argel Moldovita river tourist train.jpg, Mocănița tourist train in Argel File:Mocanita Hutulca tourist train.jpg, Mocănița tourist train in Argel File:Argel tourist train.jpg, Mocănița tourist train in Argel File:Romania Mănăstirea Moldovița Forest Railway Wagons.jpg, Mocănița tourist wagons in Moldovița

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moldovita, Suceava Communes in Suceava County Localities in Southern Bukovina