Bălcăuți, Suceava

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

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
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Population
 (2011-10-31)[1]
3,070
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SV

At the 2011 Romanian 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 of 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 Romanian census

According to the Romanian 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/Bukovina Germans (1.94%), one of Jews (0.85%), one of Romanians (43.35%), one of Lipovans (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
YearUkrainiansRomaniansPoles
200210953715

The declared language was:[5]

  Language
YearUkrainianRomanianPolish
200211183475
  • Negostina's cultural center.
    Negostina's cultural center.
  • Bust of Taras Shevchenko in Negostina.
    Bust of Taras Shevchenko in Negostina.
  • Building in Negostina.
    Building in Negostina.

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  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 19 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  5. "Recensământul Populaţiei şi al Locuinţelor" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
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