Moara, Suceava

Moara is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Frumoasa, Groapa Vlădichii, Liteni, Moara Carp, Moara Nica (the commune centre), Vornicenii Mari (Hungarian: Józseffalva) and Vornicenii Mici.

From 1785 to 1941, Vornicenii Mari village was inhabited by the Székelys of Bukovina.

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Suceava

Suceava (Romanian pronunciation: [suˈt͡ʃe̯ava]) is the largest city and the seat of Suceava County, in the Bukovina region, in north-eastern Romania. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1388 to 1565.

Name and etymology

Moldavian chronicler Grigore Ureche presumed the name of the city came from the Hungarian Szűcsvár, which is combined of the words szűcs (furrier, skinner) and vár (castle). This was taken over by Dimitrie Cantemir, who in his work Descriptio Moldaviae gave the very same explanation of the origin of the city's name, however, there are neither historical nor vernacular evidences for this. According to another theory, the city bears the name of the river with the same name, that is supposed to be of Ukrainian origin.

In German, the city is known as Sotschen, in Hungarian as Szucsáva (pronounced [ˈsutʃaːvɒ]), in Polish as Suczawa, in Ukrainian as Сучава (pronounced [sut͡ʃawa]), while in Yiddish as שאָץ (pronounced [ʃɔts]).

History

For nearly 200 years the city of Suceava was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia and the main residence of the Moldavian princes (between 1388 and 1565). The city was the capital of the lands of Stephen the Great, one of the pivotal figures in Romanian history, who died in Suceava in 1504. During the rule of Alexandru Lăpuşneanu, the seat was moved to Iaşi in 1565 and Suceava failed to become the capital again. Michael the Brave captured the city in 1600 during the Moldavian Magnate Wars in an attempt to unite Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania, but he was defeated the same year.

Suceava County

Suceava (Romanian pronunciation: [suˈt͡ʃe̯ava]) is a county (județ) of Romania, comprising mainly the historical Moldavian region of southern Bukovina, and a few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava.

Demographics

In 2011, Suceava County had a population of 634,810, with a population density of 74/km2.

Geography

This county has a total area of 8,553 square kilometres (3,302 sq mi).

The western side of the county consists of mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Rodna Mountains, the Rarău Mountains, the Giumalău Mountains and the Ridges of Bukovina with lower heights. The county's elevation decreases toward the east, with the lowest height in the Siret River valley.

The rivers crossing the county are the Siret River with its tributaries: the Moldova River, the Suceava River and the Bistrița River.

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