Frătăuții Vechi

Commune in Suceava, Romania
Frătăuții Vechi
German: Alt Fratautz or Alt-Deutsch-Fratautz
Commune
The town hall and cultural home of Frătăuții Vechi
The town hall and cultural home of Frătăuții Vechi
Coat of arms of Frătăuții Vechi
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
47°54′N 25°53′E / 47.900°N 25.883°E / 47.900; 25.883
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,782
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SV

Frătăuții Vechi (German: Alt Fratautz, Alt-Frautautz, Alt-Deutsch-Fratautz)[2] is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages: namely Frătăuții Vechi and Măneuți (Hungarian: Andrásfalva).

From 1786 to 1941, Măneuți village was inhabited by the Székelys of Bukovina. During the 1780s, 16 ethnic German families settled in Frătăuții Vechi in the course of the Josephine colonization (German: Josephinische Siedlung).[3]

History

Historical affiliations

As it is the case of other rural settlements from the countryside of Suceava County, Frătăuții Vechi (just like Frătăuții Noi 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

Communal council

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) 7              
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 3              
  Social Liberal Humanist Party (PUSL) 2              
  PRO Romania (PRO) 1              
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 1              
  Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) 1              

Natives

Gallery

  • Măneuți, Hungarian/Székely village
    Măneuți, Hungarian/Székely village
  • The local bakery and "Every Day" shop
    The local bakery and "Every Day" shop
  • Măneuți in 2007
    Măneuți in 2007
  • Székely gate in Măneuți
    Székely gate in Măneuți
  • The center of Frătăuții Vechi
    The center of Frătăuții Vechi
  • Local school in Frătăuții Vechi
    Local school in Frătăuții Vechi
  • Frătăuții Vechi
    Frătăuții Vechi
  • Lutheran church in Frătăuții Vechi
    Lutheran church in Frătăuții Vechi
  • Orthodox church in Măneuți
    Orthodox church in Măneuți

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Sophie Welisch (1990). "Sophie Welisch – Bukovina Villages/Towns/Cities and Their Germans". Scribd. Bukovina Society of the Americas, Ellis, Kansas. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ^ Welsch, Sophie A. (1986). "The Bukovina-Germans During the Habsburg Period: Settlement, Ethnic Interaction, Contributions" (PDF). Immigrants & Minorities. 5: 73–106. doi:10.1080/02619288.1986.9974623. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  4. ^ "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.
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