Bălcăuți, Suceava

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Bălcăuți
Commune
Coat of arms of Bălcăuți
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Bălcăuți is located in Romania
Bălcăuți
Bălcăuți
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°54′N 26°5′E / 47.900°N 26.083°E / 47.900; 26.083Coordinates: 47°54′N 26°5′E / 47.900°N 26.083°E / 47.900; 26.083
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,070
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SV

Bălcăuți (Ukrainian: Белкеуць; also Балківці) is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bălcăuți, Gropeni and Negostina.

At the 2011 census, 70.3% of inhabitants were Ukrainians and 29.6% Romanians. At the 2002 census, 74.4% were Eastern Orthodox, 6.9% stated they belonged to another religion, 6.3% were Seventh-day Adventist, 6.1% Greek-Catholic and 4.5% Christian Evangelical.

Negostina[]

The village of Negostina (Ukrainian: Негостина) features an important community of Ukrainians in Romania, with folk festivals taking place there from time to time.[2]

Negostina hosts a bust of Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko, one of three in Romania. Every year, on March 9 and 10, Ukrainian and Romanian officials lay wreaths on the bust.[3]

1930 census[]

According to the census conducted in 1930, the population of Negostina was 1,957 inhabitants. Most of the inhabitants were Ruthenians (51.3%), with a minority of Germans (1.94%), one of Jews (0.85%), one of Romanians (43.35%), one of Russians (1.96 %) and one of Poles (0.6%). From a religious point of view, most of the inhabitants were Orthodox (95.8%), but there were also Greek Catholics (0.75%), Jews (0.85%) and Roman Catholics (2.3%). Other people declared to be Evangelicals \ Lutherans (4 people) and Adventists (4 people).

2002 census[]

According to the 2002 Romanian census, the village had a population of 1474. 1095 (74.3%) declared Ukrainian nationality, while 371 (25.2%) declared Romanian nationality and 5 (0.3%) Polish nationality. As far as language 1118 (75.8%) declared Ukrainian language, while 347 (23.5%) declared Romanian language and 5 (0.3%) Polish nationality.

In 2002 the national composition was:[4]

  Nationality
Year Ukrainians Romanians Poles
2002 1095 371 5

The declared language was:[5]

  Language
Year Ukrainian Romanian Polish
2002 1118 347 5

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ Crai Nou, 22 martie 2005 - În luna martie, "ucrainenii sunt frați și surori"
  3. ^ "Local: Sute de credinciosi romani si ucraineni prezenti la Hramul Bisericii din Darmanesti II » Monitorul de Suceava - Miercuri, 24 iulie 2013", Monitorul De Suceava, retrieved 20 January 2018
  4. ^ "Recensământul Populaţiei şi al Locuinţelor" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Recensământul Populaţiei şi al Locuinţelor" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-08.

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