Frătăuții Vechi
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).
Frătăuții Vechi
German: Alt Fratautz or Alt-Deutsch-Fratautz | |
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 The town hall and cultural home of Frătăuții Vechi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Suceava County | |
  Frătăuții Vechi Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′N 25°53′E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Population (2011-10-31)[1] | 4,394 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
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
Moldavia (1388–1775)
Habsburg Monarchy (1775–1804)
Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
Austria-Hungary, Cisleithania (1867–1918)
Kingdom of Romania (1918–1947)
Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965)
Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)
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
- Claudiu Isopescu - literary historian and translator
- Dimitrie Isopescu - teacher and politician
- Modest Isopescu - officer, administrator, and convicted war criminal
- Petru Luhan - politician
Gallery
Măneuți, Hungarian/Székely village
The local bakery and "Every Day" shop.jpg.webp)
Măneuți in 2007.jpg.webp)
Székely gate in Măneuți
The center of Frătăuții Vechi
Local school in Frătăuții Vechi.jpg.webp)
Frătăuții Vechi
Lutheran church in Frătăuții Vechi
Orthodox church in Măneuți
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- Sophie Welisch (1990). "Sophie Welisch - Bukovina Villages/Towns/Cities and Their Germans". Scribd. Bukovina Society of the Americas, Ellis, Kansas. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- 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.
- "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
