Putna, Suceava (original) (raw)
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Commune in Suceava, Romania
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The medieval Putna monastery (as seen in the summer of 2000) | |
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Coordinates: 47°52′N 25°37′E / 47.867°N 25.617°E / 47.867; 25.617 | |
Country | Romania |
County | Suceava |
Area | 133.70 km2 (51.62 sq mi) |
Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,658 |
• Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | SV |
Putna (German: Kloster-Putna)[2] 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.[3]
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
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The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:[4]
| | Party | Seats | Current Council | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | --------------- | | | | | | | | | | | National Liberal Party (PNL) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Independent (Crețan Ciprian-Florentin) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
Overview of Putna
View of Putna village
Putna monastery
Aerial view of Putna monastery
Roman Catholic church in Gura Putnei
Putna train station (summer 2000)
Putna train station (2016)
Mănăstirea Sihăstria Putnei wooden church
Mănăstirea Sihăstria Putnei old church
Daniil Sihastrul's hermit house
Culture House in Putna (2011)
Putna town hall and the local council of the commune
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Southern Bukovina German villages – 1940" (PDF). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Trail | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.