Pojorâta

Pojorâta (German: Pozoritta or Poschoritta)[2] is a commune located in the western part of Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. With a surface area of 13,770 hectares, it comprises the villages of Pojorâta—as its chief commune—and Valea Putnei.

For the village in Argeș County, see Lerești.
Pojorâta
German: Pozoritta or Poschoritta
Commune
The town hall of Pojorâta (October 2014)
The town hall of Pojorâta (October 2014)
Coat of arms of Pojorâta
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Pojorâta is located in Romania
Pojorâta
Pojorâta
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°31′N 25°27′E
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Population
 (2011-10-31)[1]
2,908
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SV

History
Historical affiliations

 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)
 Romania (1989–present)

As it is the case of other former mining rural settlements from Suceava County, Pojorâta was previously inhabited by a sizeable German community, more specifically by Zipser Germans (part of the larger Bukovina German community) 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:[3]

    Party Seats Current Council
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 9                  
  National Liberal Party (PNL) 1                  
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 1                  
  • The entrance in Pojorâta
    The entrance in Pojorâta
  • Houses in Pojorâta
    Houses in Pojorâta
  • Pojorâta, view from a local lane
    Pojorâta, view from a local lane
  • The former Roman Catholic church of the German community
    The former Roman Catholic church of the German community
  • The former Evangelical Lutheran church of the German community
    The former Evangelical Lutheran church of the German community
  • The local kindergarten
    The local kindergarten
  • The local cultural home
    The local cultural home
  • Pietrele Doamnei guest house
    Pietrele Doamnei guest house
  • Adam and Eve forested hill peaks
    Adam and Eve forested hill peaks
  • Forested mountainous landscape near Pojorâta (June 2012)
    Forested mountainous landscape near Pojorâta (June 2012)
  • Winter landscape in Pojorâta (February 2015)
    Winter landscape in Pojorâta (February 2015)
  • Winter landscape in Pojorâta (January 2016)
    Winter landscape in Pojorâta (January 2016)
  • Transrarău near Pojorâta (October 2014)
    Transrarău near Pojorâta (October 2014)

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. Kirchliche Blätter - Monatsschrift der Evangelischen Kirche A.B. in Rumänien in German (published in 2008)
  3. "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

Further reading
  • Cernăuțeanu, Viorica (2017). Pojorîta Bucovinei: File de istorie (in Romanian). Suceava: Dejavu Techprint. ISBN 978-973-0-25946-9.
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