Vama, Suceava
Appearance
Vama
German: Wama | |
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![]() Vama commune in Suceava County | |
![]() Location in Suceava County | |
Coordinates: 47°33′N 25°43′E / 47.550°N 25.717°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Suceava |
Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 5,413 |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | SV |
Vama (German: Wama) is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of four villages: namely Molid, Prisaca Dornei (German: Eisenau), Strâmtura, and Vama. The locality was a town until 1950 when it lost its urban status.
Administration and local politics
[edit]Communal council
[edit]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 | |||||
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National Liberal Party (PNL) | 5 | ||||||
Save Romania Union (USR) | 4 | ||||||
PRO Romania (PRO) | 2 | ||||||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 2 | ||||||
People's Movement Party (PMP) | 1 | ||||||
Independent politician (Axentioi Severin) | 1 |
Gallery
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Vama village
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Irina guest house in Vama
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Saint Nicholas Romanian Orthodox church in Vama
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Wooden Orthodox church in Vama
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The Roman Catholic church of the bygone Bukovina German community in Prisaca Dornei (German: Eisenau)
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Road in Prisaca Dornei (German: Eisenau)
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Molid in wintertime
Notable people
[edit]- Dimitrie Tușinschi, honorary citizen of Vama.[3]
- Liviu Giosan (born in Vama)
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.
- ^ 40jähriges Dienstjubiläum des Prim-Präsidenten des Obergerichtes Dr. Dimitrie von Tușinschi In: Czernowitzer Morgenblatt, 31 July 1932, no. 1932, p. 2.
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