Putna () is a commune 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 ...

, in the

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, northeastern

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. It is composed of two villages, namely Gura Putnei () and Putna. The

Putna Monastery The Putna monastery () is a Romanian Orthodox monastery (one of the most important cultural) religious and artistic centers established in medieval Moldavia; as with many others, it was built and dedicated by Stephen the Great. Putna was founded ...

, Putna River, and the cave of Daniil Sihastrul are located in this commune. It is also the starting point of the

Via Transilvanica Via Transilvanica 'The Transylvanian Trail' is a hiking trail that crosses the Transylvania, Bukovina and Banat regions of Romania, and is meant to promote their cultural, ethnic, historical and natural diversity. It was built between 2018 and ...

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History

As it is the case of other rural settlements from Suceava County, Putna was previously inhabited by a sizeable German community, more specifically by

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(part of the larger Bukovina German community) during the

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up until the mid 20th century, starting as early as the

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period and, later on, the

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period. The German community was primarily significant in Gura Putnei ().

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:Romania_Putna_Drone_20191222.jpg, Overview of Putna File:Putna1.jpg, View of Putna village File:Putna.PNG, Putna monastery File:Romania Putna Monstary Drone 20191222.jpg, Aerial view of Putna monastery File:Romania Putna Biserica Coborârea Duhului Sfânt din Putna.jpg, Roman Catholic church in Gura Putnei File:Putna gara.jpg, Putna train station (summer 2000) File:Romania Putna Train Station.jpg, Putna train station (2016) File:Romania Mănăstirea Sihăstria Putnei Wooden Church1.jpg, Mănăstirea Sihăstria Putnei wooden church File:Romania Mănăstirea Sihăstria Putnei Old Church1.jpg, Mănăstirea Sihăstria Putnei old church File:Chilia lui Daniil Sihastru, Putna.JPG, Daniil Sihastrul's hermit house File:Casa de cultură Putna sv.jpg, Culture House in Putna (2011) File:Ayuntamiento Putna Suceava.jpg, Putna town hall and the local council of the commune

References

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