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'''Rădăuţi''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Radautz'', [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Radóc'', [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]]: ''ראַדעװיץ'' / ''Radevits'', [[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Radowce'', [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: ''Радівці'' / ''Radivtsi'') is a city in [[Suceava County]], [[Romania]] with a population of 27,759 inhabitants.
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|leader_name = Bogdan Loghin<ref>[https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale09062024/romania/pv-final/ Local election results 2024]</ref>
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'''Rădăuți''' ({{IPA|ro|rədəˈut͡sʲ}}; {{langx|de|Radautz}}; {{langx|hu|Radóc}}; {{langx|pl|Radowce}}; {{langx|uk|Радівці}}, ''Radivtsi''; {{langx|yi|ראַדעװיץ}} ''Radevits''; {{langx|tr|Radoviçe}}) is a [[municipiu|town]] in [[Suceava County]], north-eastern [[Romania]]. It is situated in the historical region of [[Bukovina]]. According to the [[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]], Rădăuți is the second largest urban settlement in the county. It was declared a municipality in 1995, along with two other cities in Suceava County: [[Fălticeni]] and [[Câmpulung Moldovenesc]]. Rădăuți covers an area of {{convert|32.30|km2|abbr=on}} and it was the capital of former [[Rădăuți County]] (until 1950).

==Administration and local politics==

=== Town council ===

The town's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the [[2020 Romanian local elections]]:<ref>{{Cite web|language=ro|url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/data/json/sicpv/pv/pv_vs_final.json|format=Json|title=Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020|publisher=Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă|accessdate=2020-11-02}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ccc" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
! style="background:#ccc" | Party
! style="background:#ccc" | Seats
! style="background:#ccc" colspan="9" | Current Council
|-
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (PNL)
| style="text-align: right" | '''9'''
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] (PSD)
| style="text-align: right" | '''7'''
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
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|-
| {{party color cell|People's Movement Party}} &nbsp;
| [[People's Movement Party]] (PMP)
| style="text-align: right" | '''2'''
| {{party color cell|People's Movement Party}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|People's Movement Party}} &nbsp;
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|-
| {{party color cell|Ecologist Party of Romania}} &nbsp;
| [[Ecologist Party of Romania]] (PER)
| style="text-align: right" | '''1'''
| {{party color cell|Ecologist Party of Romania}} &nbsp;
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|}

==Geography==
Rădăuți is situated in [[Bukovina]], on a plain between the [[Suceava River|Suceava]] and [[Sucevița River|Sucevița]] rivers, {{convert|37|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest from [[Suceava]], the county capital. The city is located in the depression with the same name, at {{convert|375|m|yd|abbr=off}} altitude. It is one of the oldest settlements in Moldavia, known since the 15th century. The towns of [[Siret]], [[Solca]], [[Milișăuți]], and [[Vicovu de Sus]] are located relatively close to the city, in the Rădăuți urban area of influence.

== Demographics ==

[[File:Radautz 1873 Radauti.jpg|thumb|left|75px|Austrian KK stamp, issue 1873, cancelled at ''Radautz'']]

{{Historical populations
|source = Austrian and Romanian census data and/or official estimates
|1910 |16,535
|1930 |16,788
|1948 |14,530
|1956 |15,949
|1966 |18,580
|1977 |21,869
|1992 |31,074
|2002 |27,633
|2011 |23,822
|2021 |24292
}}

Rădăuți reached its peak population in 1992, when more than 31,000 people were living within the city limits. As of 2016, the town of Rădăuți was the second most populated urban settlement in [[Suceava County]], after the county capital, [[Suceava]].<ref name="INSSER2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016|title=Populaţia României pe localitati la 1 ianuarie 2016|date=6 June 2016|access-date=27 October 2017|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|INSSE]]|language=ro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027131447/http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016|archive-date=2017-10-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the 2011 census, Rădăuți had a population of 23,822 inhabitants: 96.97% of inhabitants were [[Romanians|ethnic Romanians]], 0.89% [[Russians]] and [[Lipovans]], 0.88% [[Roma in Romania|Roma]], 0.54% [[Ukrainians]] and 0.23% [[Germans of Romania|Germans]] <small>([[Bukovina Germans]])</small>. 83.4% were [[Romanian Orthodox]], 9.1% [[Pentecostal Union of Romania|Pentecostal]], 3.1% [[Roman Catholic]], 0.9% stated they belonged to another religion, 0.8% were [[Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic|Greek-Catholic]] and 0.7% each [[Baptist Union of Romania|Baptist]] and [[Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church|Lipovan Orthodox]].

== History ==

[[File:Biserica Sf. Dumitru din Radauti.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The former Evangelical Lutheran church of the German community in Rădăuți]]

The mention of "Radomir's village" (as part of a review of [[boyar]] property in the area) in a 1392 document (''uric'') is generally{{who|date=January 2017}} believed to be the town's first mention, and indication of the origin of the name ''Rădăuți'' (other theories state that the settlement had its origins in earlier periods, and that the name is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]]-influenced derivative of the [[Latin]] word ''Rottacenum'', as allegedly used by soldiers in the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] garrison in [[Siret]]).<ref>{{cite book | first=Lawrence | last=Winkler | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F4n4a29AtT4C&q=Rottacenum&pg=PA378 | title=Between the Cartwheels (Orion's Cartwheels Book 2) | access-date=January 10, 2017 | year=2012 | page=378| isbn=9780991694129 }}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=January 2017}} The oldest mention of Rădăuți as such dates from 1413, in a document issued by Moldavian Prince [[Alexandru cel Bun]].

By the middle of the 14th century, Rădăuți was already a flourishing settlement, the seat of a prominent [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] church during the times of [[Bogdan I of Moldova|Bogdan I]] (1359–1365), and subsequently a [[Diocese|bishopric]]. Around the St. Nicholas church ([[Bogdana Monastery]]), archaeologists have uncovered a [[Archaeological stratigraphy|habitation layer]] preceding Bogdan's period of rule, one which could point to the existence of a local center prior to the [[foundation of Moldavia]].

Awarded the [[Town privileges|privilege]] of organizing [[fair]]s, Rădăuți evolved due to its favorable location midway between the [[Carpathian Mountains]] and the tableland area (with traders from both regions establishing contact in the local market). The fairs at Rădăuți have been dated to the time of [[Stephen III of Moldavia|Stephen the Great]] (a document from 1481; however, since the mention includes details of Stephen's intervention in solving a commercial dispute, it is possible that the fairs were well established by then).

Rădăuți has a cathedral, built in 1402, with the tombs of several Moldavian princes.<ref name=EB1911>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Radautz |volume=22 |page=783}}</ref> Rădăuți was also the seat of a Greek bishopric, moved to [[Chernivtsi]] in 1786.<ref name=EB1911/>

Rădăuți was one of the largest cities of the Duchy of [[Bukovina]] during the period of [[Habsburg monarchy|Habsburg]] administration (1775–1918). During that time it saw a high level of [[Germans of Romania|German]] (especially [[Swabians|Swabian]]) immigration, which would later form the basis for the [[Bukovina Germans]] in the whole region.

==Jewish history of Rădăuți==
{{main|History of the Jews in Romania}}
[[File:Radauti Holocaust memorial, Holon cemetery, Israel.jpg|thumb|Rădăuți Holocaust memorial, Holon cemetery, Israel]]
A Jewish community was present before the Habsburg takeover, and is attested to have been overseen by a ''[[starost]]''.

Many Jews fleeing the [[Galicia (Central Europe)|Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria]] (as well as other Habsburg areas) from intense persecution and [[anti-Semitism]] during the Middle Ages settled in Rădăuți. The community was allowed a degree of self-administration, and witnessed a period of prosperity and cultural effervescence during the 19th century.

The majority of Rădăuți's Jewish population was exterminated during the [[Holocaust]]. Persecutions became widespread around 1938, when Jews were harassed and attacked by authorities under the [[Octavian Goga]] government; they were confirmed by anti-Semitic legislation passed by the [[Ion Gigurtu]] cabinet, and, in late 1940, exceptionally violent following the establishment of the [[National Legionary State]]. In October 1941, all Jews present in Rădăuți (more than 10,000) were deported to [[concentration camp]]s in [[Transnistria Governorate]].<ref name="JEWISH_RADAUTI">{{cite web | url = http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_romania/rom2_00516.html | title = Translation of ''Rădăuți'' chapter from ''Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Romania'', Vol. 2 | year = 1980 | access-date = January 29, 2013 | publisher = Yad Vashem, Jerusalim }}</ref>

==Bogdana Monastery==
The Princely Church at Rădăuți contained the graves of [[Bogdan I]] and his son [[Lațcu]], both [[Voivode]]s/[[Prince]]s of [[Moldavia]], as well as a later ruler, [[Roman I of Moldavia]]. Is the oldest monastery from [[Moldova]] and [[Bucovina]] (1365). Inside the monastery there are 14 tombs (like Bogdan I (1359–1365), Lațcu Voievod (1365–1373), Roman I (1391–1394), Ștefan I (1394–1399), Bogdan, the brother Alexandru cel Bun, Bogdan, son of Alexandru cel Bun and others.

== Twin towns — Sister cities ==

Rădăuți is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://primariaradauti.ro/radauti/orase-infratite/|title=Primăria Rădăuți - Orașe înfrățite (in Romanian)|work=Primăria Rădăuți}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
|
* {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Beilstein, Württemberg|Beilstein]], Germany
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pontault-Combault]], France
* {{flagicon|MDA}} [[Drochia]], Moldova
* {{flagicon|MDA}} [[Briceni]], Moldova
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Caminha]], Portugal
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Gliwice]], Poland
* {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Kyrenia]], Cyprus
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ragusa, Sicily|Ragusa]], Italy
|}

==Natives==
* [[Avigdor Arikha]] - Israeli painter
* [[Emil Armin]] - American artist
* [[Alexandru Bodnar]] - athlete
* [[Heinrich Gärtner (cinematographer)|Heinrich Gärtner]] - cinematographer
* [[Emanuil Grigorovitza]] - writer
* [[Irina Lauric]] - sprint canoeist
* Iacov Putneanul - [[Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina|Metropolitan]]
* Saint Bishop Leontie of Rădăuți
* Benedict Menkes - Romanian biologist
* [[Dan Pagis]] - Israeli Hebrew poet and literature researcher
* [[Lothar Rădăceanu]] - journalist, linguist, socialist, and communist politician
* [[Ștefan Rusu]] - Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling
* [[Matei Vișniec]] - Romanian poet and playwright living in France

== Gallery ==


<gallery class=center>
It was one of the larger cities of the Duchy of [[Bukovina]] under the [[Habsburg Monarchy|Habsburg]] administration, during which time it saw a high level of [[Germans|German]] immigration.
File:Primăria din Rădăuţi.jpg|The Town Hall
File:Fosta prefectură și hotel, Rădăuți (3).JPG|Former prefecture building in Union Square
File:Colegiul Național Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi, Rădăuți.JPG|Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi High School
File:Școala Regina Elisabeta, Rădăuți.JPG|Queen Elizabaeth Elementary School
File:Muzeul de etnografie din Radauti.jpg|The Ethnographic Museum
File:Banca din Rădăuţi.jpg|The Romanian Commercial Bank
File:60-0383-2 radauti.JPG|CFR train passing through the town
File:BogdanI.JPG|Bogdan I Equestrian Statue, by {{ill|Marius Butunoiu|ro}}
File:Manastirea Bogdana.jpg|Bogdana Monastery
File:Biserica Naşterea Sfintei Fecioare Maria din Rădăuţi.jpg|The Roman Catholic Church
</gallery>


==References==
<br clear="all">
{{reflist}}


==External links==
[[Category:Municipalities in Romania|Radauti]]
{{commons category|Rădăuți}}
[[Category:Suceava County|Radauti]]
* {{in lang|ro}} [http://primariaradauti.ro/ Rădăuți Town Hall official site]
* {{in lang|ro}} [http://www.eradauti.ro/ Rădăuți Online - Unofficial site]
* {{in lang|ro}} [http://radauti.info.ro/ Rădăuți Info - Unofficial site]
* {{in lang|ro}} [http://cnhurmuzachi.ro/ Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi National High School, Rădăuți]
* {{in lang|ro}} [http://www.culturaradauti.ro/ The Cultural Authority of Rădăuți]
* {{in lang|ro}} [http://www.bogdana.ro/ Bogdana Monastery official site]
* {{in lang|ro}} [http://www.radautiziar.ro/ Gazeta de Monitor - Local newspaper about Rădăuți]
* {{in lang|ro}} [http://judetulsuceava.ro/localitati/municipii/radauti/ Suceava County site - Rădăuți web page]
* {{in lang|ro}} [https://archive.today/20130102235326/http://picasaweb.google.com/EdwardTurJ/OldBukowinaPhotosRadautz Photo Gallery - Old photos of Rădăuți]


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Latest revision as of 02:22, 24 October 2024

For the former administrative subdivision of Romania, see Rădăuți County.
Rădăuți
Municipality
Union Square in downtown Rădăuți
The Jewish Temple
The Orthodox Cathedral
Rădăuți Court
Coat of arms of Rădăuți
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Rădăuți is located in Romania
Rădăuți
Rădăuți
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°50′33″N 25°55′9″E / 47.84250°N 25.91917°E / 47.84250; 25.91917
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028) Bogdan Loghin[1] (PNL)
Area
32.30 km2 (12.47 sq mi)
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
24,292
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
725400
Area code(+40) 02 30
Vehicle reg.SV
Websiteprimariaradauti.ro

Rădăuți (Romanian pronunciation: [rədəˈut͡sʲ]; German: Radautz; Hungarian: Radóc; Polish: Radowce; Ukrainian: Радівці, Radivtsi; Yiddish: ראַדעװיץ Radevits; Turkish: Radoviçe) is a town in Suceava County, north-eastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. According to the 2021 census, Rădăuți is the second largest urban settlement in the county. It was declared a municipality in 1995, along with two other cities in Suceava County: Fălticeni and Câmpulung Moldovenesc. Rădăuți covers an area of 32.30 km2 (12.47 sq mi) and it was the capital of former Rădăuți County (until 1950).

Administration and local politics

[edit]

Town council

[edit]

The town's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:[3]

    Party Seats Current Council
  National Liberal Party (PNL) 9                  
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 7                  
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 2                  
  Ecologist Party of Romania (PER) 1                  

Geography

[edit]

Rădăuți is situated in Bukovina, on a plain between the Suceava and Sucevița rivers, 37 km (23 mi) northwest from Suceava, the county capital. The city is located in the depression with the same name, at 375 metres (410 yards) altitude. It is one of the oldest settlements in Moldavia, known since the 15th century. The towns of Siret, Solca, Milișăuți, and Vicovu de Sus are located relatively close to the city, in the Rădăuți urban area of influence.

Demographics

[edit]
Austrian KK stamp, issue 1873, cancelled at Radautz
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1910 16,535—    
1930 16,788+1.5%
1948 14,530−13.5%
1956 15,949+9.8%
1966 18,580+16.5%
1977 21,869+17.7%
1992 31,074+42.1%
2002 27,633−11.1%
2011 23,822−13.8%
2021 24,292+2.0%
Source: Austrian and Romanian census data and/or official estimates

Rădăuți reached its peak population in 1992, when more than 31,000 people were living within the city limits. As of 2016, the town of Rădăuți was the second most populated urban settlement in Suceava County, after the county capital, Suceava.[4]

At the 2011 census, Rădăuți had a population of 23,822 inhabitants: 96.97% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians, 0.89% Russians and Lipovans, 0.88% Roma, 0.54% Ukrainians and 0.23% Germans (Bukovina Germans). 83.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 9.1% Pentecostal, 3.1% Roman Catholic, 0.9% stated they belonged to another religion, 0.8% were Greek-Catholic and 0.7% each Baptist and Lipovan Orthodox.

History

[edit]
The former Evangelical Lutheran church of the German community in Rădăuți

The mention of "Radomir's village" (as part of a review of boyar property in the area) in a 1392 document (uric) is generally[who?] believed to be the town's first mention, and indication of the origin of the name Rădăuți (other theories state that the settlement had its origins in earlier periods, and that the name is a Slavic-influenced derivative of the Latin word Rottacenum, as allegedly used by soldiers in the Roman garrison in Siret).[5][unreliable source?] The oldest mention of Rădăuți as such dates from 1413, in a document issued by Moldavian Prince Alexandru cel Bun.

By the middle of the 14th century, Rădăuți was already a flourishing settlement, the seat of a prominent Eastern Orthodox church during the times of Bogdan I (1359–1365), and subsequently a bishopric. Around the St. Nicholas church (Bogdana Monastery), archaeologists have uncovered a habitation layer preceding Bogdan's period of rule, one which could point to the existence of a local center prior to the foundation of Moldavia.

Awarded the privilege of organizing fairs, Rădăuți evolved due to its favorable location midway between the Carpathian Mountains and the tableland area (with traders from both regions establishing contact in the local market). The fairs at Rădăuți have been dated to the time of Stephen the Great (a document from 1481; however, since the mention includes details of Stephen's intervention in solving a commercial dispute, it is possible that the fairs were well established by then).

Rădăuți has a cathedral, built in 1402, with the tombs of several Moldavian princes.[6] Rădăuți was also the seat of a Greek bishopric, moved to Chernivtsi in 1786.[6]

Rădăuți was one of the largest cities of the Duchy of Bukovina during the period of Habsburg administration (1775–1918). During that time it saw a high level of German (especially Swabian) immigration, which would later form the basis for the Bukovina Germans in the whole region.

Jewish history of Rădăuți

[edit]
Main article: History of the Jews in Romania
Rădăuți Holocaust memorial, Holon cemetery, Israel

A Jewish community was present before the Habsburg takeover, and is attested to have been overseen by a starost.

Many Jews fleeing the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (as well as other Habsburg areas) from intense persecution and anti-Semitism during the Middle Ages settled in Rădăuți. The community was allowed a degree of self-administration, and witnessed a period of prosperity and cultural effervescence during the 19th century.

The majority of Rădăuți's Jewish population was exterminated during the Holocaust. Persecutions became widespread around 1938, when Jews were harassed and attacked by authorities under the Octavian Goga government; they were confirmed by anti-Semitic legislation passed by the Ion Gigurtu cabinet, and, in late 1940, exceptionally violent following the establishment of the National Legionary State. In October 1941, all Jews present in Rădăuți (more than 10,000) were deported to concentration camps in Transnistria Governorate.[7]

Bogdana Monastery

[edit]

The Princely Church at Rădăuți contained the graves of Bogdan I and his son Lațcu, both Voivodes/Princes of Moldavia, as well as a later ruler, Roman I of Moldavia. Is the oldest monastery from Moldova and Bucovina (1365). Inside the monastery there are 14 tombs (like Bogdan I (1359–1365), Lațcu Voievod (1365–1373), Roman I (1391–1394), Ștefan I (1394–1399), Bogdan, the brother Alexandru cel Bun, Bogdan, son of Alexandru cel Bun and others.

Twin towns — Sister cities

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Rădăuți is twinned with:[8]

Natives

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  • The Town Hall
    The Town Hall
  • Former prefecture building in Union Square
    Former prefecture building in Union Square
  • Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi High School
    Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi High School
  • Queen Elizabaeth Elementary School
    Queen Elizabaeth Elementary School
  • The Ethnographic Museum
    The Ethnographic Museum
  • The Romanian Commercial Bank
    The Romanian Commercial Bank
  • CFR train passing through the town
    CFR train passing through the town
  • Bogdan I Equestrian Statue, by Marius Butunoiu [ro]
    Bogdan I Equestrian Statue, by Marius Butunoiu [ro]
  • Bogdana Monastery
    Bogdana Monastery
  • The Roman Catholic Church
    The Roman Catholic Church

References

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  1. ^ Local election results 2024
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  4. ^ "Populaţia României pe localitati la 1 ianuarie 2016" (in Romanian). INSSE. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ^ Winkler, Lawrence (2012). Between the Cartwheels (Orion's Cartwheels Book 2). p. 378. ISBN 9780991694129. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Radautz" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 783.
  7. ^ "Translation of Rădăuți chapter from Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Romania, Vol. 2". Yad Vashem, Jerusalim. 1980. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "Primăria Rădăuți - Orașe înfrățite (in Romanian)". Primăria Rădăuți.
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