Podoleni

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Podoleni
Buciuleşti Monastery ruins
Buciuleşti Monastery ruins
Location in Neamț County
Location in Neamț County
Podoleni is located in Romania
Podoleni
Podoleni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°47′N 26°37′E / 46.783°N 26.617°E / 46.783; 26.617Coordinates: 46°47′N 26°37′E / 46.783°N 26.617°E / 46.783; 26.617
CountryRomania
CountyNeamț
Population
 (2011)[1]
4,196
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.NT

Podoleni is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Negritești and Podoleni.[2][3]

Demographics[]

Population[]

The 2011 Romanian census puts the population of Podoleni at 4,196. This is in comparison to the 2002 census which recorded the population at 5,628. The majority of the population are ethnically Romanian (96.5)%, the remaining populations ethnicity is unknown (3.43%).[4]

Religion[]

Religion in Podeleni(2011)[5]
Eastern Orthodox
96.4%
Unknown
3.4%
Catholic
0.1%

Geography[]

The commune lays 25.6 km away from the Piatra Neamţ municipality, which is the capital of the Neamţ County. The commune is 4,017 ha in area, the majority of which is dedicated to agricultural use. Only 885 ha is designated for "town" use.[3]

History[]

The village of Podoleni was founded on the bank of the Bistrița river. The villages is first attested in 1479. The Buciuleşti monastery was erected in 1630, and has since fallen in to ruin.[3]

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. ^ "Rezultate 2011 – INSTITUTUL NAȚIONAL DE STATISTICĂ" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Prezentare locala – Comuna Podoleni" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  4. ^ "Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune". Recensământul. 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune". Recensământul. 2011.
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