Frătăuții Noi

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Frătăuții Noi (German: Neu Fratautz) is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages, namely Costișa and Frătăuții Noi.

Frătăuții Noi
German: Neu Fratautz
Church in Frătăuții Noi (image from the archive of the Metropolitan of Moldavia, 1936)
Church in Frătăuții Noi (image from the archive of the Metropolitan of Moldavia, 1936)
Coat of arms of Frătăuții Noi
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Frătăuții Noi is located in Romania
Frătăuții Noi
Frătăuții Noi
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°56′N 25°51′E / 47.933°N 25.850°E / 47.933; 25.850
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
5,959
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SV

History

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Historical affiliations

  Moldavia (1388–1775)
  Habsburg Monarchy (1775–1804)
  Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
  Austria-Hungary, Cisleithania (1867–1918)
  Kingdom of Romania (1918–1947)
  Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965)
  Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)
  Romania (1989–present)

As it is the case of other rural settlements from Suceava County, Frătăuții Noi (just like Frătăuții Vechi for example) was previously inhabited by a sizeable German community, more specifically by Bukovina Germans (German: Bukowinadeutsche or Buchenlanddeutsche) during the modern period up until the mid 20th century, starting as early as the Habsburg period and, later on, the Austro-Hungarian period.

Administration and local politics

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Communal council

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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:[2]

    Party Seats Current Council
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 4        
  National Liberal Party (PNL) 3        
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 3        
  Save Romania Union (USR) 2        
  Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD) 2        
  PRO Romania (PRO) 1        

References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Archived from the original (Json) on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2020-11-02.