Șcheia, Suceava
Șcheia | |
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![]() Panoramic view of Șcheia, as seen from the ruins of the namesake medieval fortress | |
![]() Location in Suceava County | |
Coordinates: 47°39′N 26°13′E / 47.650°N 26.217°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Suceava |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Vasile Andriciuc[1] (PNL) |
Area | 58.3 km2 (22.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 12,792 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 727525 |
Area code | +(40) 230 |
Vehicle reg. | SV |
Website | www |
Șcheia (German: Skeja) is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of five villages: namely Florinta, Mihoveni, Sfântu Ilie, Șcheia, and Trei Movile.
Politics and administration
[edit]The commune's current local council has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the ballots cast at the 2020 Romanian local elections:[3]
Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||
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National Liberal Party (PNL) | 5 | ||||||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 5 | ||||||
People's Movement Party (PMP) | 4 | ||||||
Save Romania Union (USR) | 2 | ||||||
PRO Romania (PRO) | 1 |
Natives
[edit]- Neculai Nichitean (born 1969), former rugby union football player
- Vasile Tarnavschi (1859 – 1945), theologian
References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
Gallery
[edit]- Suceava West train station in Șcheia
- St. Michael and Gabriel Church in Mihoveni, Suceava County, Romania
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