Putna, Suceava

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Putna
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The medieval Putna monastery (as seen in the summer of 2000)
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Location in Suceava County
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Putna
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°52′N25°37′E / 47.867°N 25.617°E / 47.867; 25.617
CountryRomania
County Suceava
SubdivisionsPutna, Gura Putnei
Government
  Mayor (20242028) Gheorghe Coroamă [1] (PNL)
Area
133.70 km2 (51.62 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01) [2]
3,658
  Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
727455
Area code (+40) x30
Vehicle reg. SV
Website primariaputna.ro

Putna (German: Kloster-Putna) [3] is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages, namely Gura Putnei (German: Karlsberg) and Putna. The Putna Monastery, Putna River, and the cave of Daniil Sihastrul are located in this commune. It is also the starting point of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail. [4]

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History

Historical affiliations

Flag of Moldavia.svg  Moldavia (1388–1775)
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor without haloes (1400-1806).svg  Habsburg Monarchy (1775–1804)
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary, Cisleithania (1867–1918)
Flag of Romania.svg  Kingdom of Romania (1918–1947)
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965)
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1989–present)

As it is the case of other rural settlements from Suceava County, Putna was previously inhabited by a sizeable German community, more specifically by Zipser Germans (part of the larger Bukovina German community) during the modern period up until the mid 20th century, starting as early as the Habsburg period and, later on, the Austro-Hungarian period. The German community was primarily significant in Gura Putnei (German: Karlsberg).

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: [5]

   PartySeatsCurrent Council
  National Liberal Party (PNL)9         
  Social Democratic Party (PSD)3         
  Independent (Crețan Ciprian-Florentin)1         

References

  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. "Southern Bukovina German villages – 1940" (PDF). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. "Trail | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  5. "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.