Mușenița is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of five villages, namely: Baineț (the commune center), Climăuți, Mușenița, Vășcăuți, and Vicșani.
Mușenița | |
|---|---|
 Rural landscape from Băineț, Mușenița | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Suceava County | |
  Mușenița Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′N 26°0′E / 47.967°N 26.000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Radu-Florin Tudurean (PNL) |
| Area | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,442 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 727390 |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
| Website | primariamusenita |
The commune is located in the northeastern part of the county, on the border with Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine, at a distance of 12 km (7.5 mi) from the town of Siret. The river Ruda flows through Baineț and Vicșani villages, discharging into the Suceava River in the neighboring Dornești commune, while the river Grăvan flows through Vășcăuți village, discharging into the Siret River.
Vicșani railway station serves the Căile Ferate Române Line 500, which starts in Bucharest and ends at the Romania–Ukraine border here.
The Mușenița gas field is located on the territory of the commune.
Administration and local politics
editCommunal council
editThe commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:[2]
| Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 7 | ||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 1 | ||||||||
| People's Movement Party (PMP) | 1 | ||||||||
| PRO Romania (PRO) | 1 | ||||||||
| Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania (CRL) | 1 | ||||||||
Notable people
edit- Otto Babiasch, German-Romanian (of Bukovina German origin) Olympic boxer
- Nichita Danilov, Russian-Romanian poet (of Lipovan origin)
- Dumitru Ivanov, Romanian rower
Gallery
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The Roman Catholic church in Baineț -
Lipovan Orthodox church in Climăuți -
Roman Catholic church in Vicșani -
The old wooden church in Mușenița
References
edit- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
