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Commune in Suceava, Romania
Poiana Stampei
Commune
The town hall of Poiana StampeiThe town hall of Poiana Stampei
Coat of arms of Poiana StampeiCoat of arms
Location in Suceava CountyLocation in Suceava County
Poiana Stampei is located in RomaniaPoiana StampeiPoiana StampeiLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 47°19′N 25°8′E / 47.317°N 25.133°E / 47.317; 25.133
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Viluț Mezdrea (PSD)
Area180.76 km (69.79 sq mi)
Elevation911 m (2,989 ft)
Population2,119
 • Density12/km (30/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code727430
Area code+(40) 230
Vehicle reg.SV
Websitewww.poianastampei.ro

Poiana Stampei (German: Pojana Stampi) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Căsoi, Dornișoara, Pilugani, Poiana Stampei, Prăleni, Tătaru, and Teșna.

The commune is situated in the Bukovinian Subcarpathians, at an altitude of 911 m (2,989 ft), on the banks of the river Dorna and its left tributary, the Dornișoara. It is located at the southeastern extremity of Suceava County, on the old border between Moldavia and Transylvania, on the southern ridges of the historical region of Bukovina. The city of Vatra Dornei is 20 km (12 mi) to the east, while the county seat, Suceava, is 128 km (80 mi) to the northeast.

Poiana Stampei is crossed east to west by national road DN17 [ro] (part of European route E58), which starts in Suceava, crosses the Carpathian Mountains at the nearby Tihuța Pass into Harghita County, and ends in Dej, Cluj County. In addition, the commune is part of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.

Poiana Stampei was first mentioned in documents in 1593, during the reign of Moldavian Prince Aaron the Tyrant. In the past, the commune was inhabited by a small German minority, more specifically by Bukovina Germans. At the 1930 Romanian census, the Bukovina German minority of Poiana Stampei accounted for 4.15% of the total population of the commune.

References

  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. "Bucovina | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  • Local village museum in Poiana Stampei Local village museum in Poiana Stampei
  • Podu Coșnei monastery, Romanian Orthodox church in Poiana Stampei Podu Coșnei monastery, Romanian Orthodox church in Poiana Stampei
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