Breaza, Suceava Explained

Type:commune
County:Suceava
Population Total:auto
Breaza
Coordinates:47.6167°N 45°W

Breaza is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Breaza, Breaza de Sus and Pârâu Negrei.

The commune shares its name with Breaza, Prahova County, its name being derived from a Slavic word, breza, meaning "birch tree".[1]

Breaza is located at a distance of 359 km north of Bucharest, 69 km west of Suceava.

Population

The commune includes the following villages:

According to the 2002 census, there were 1,690 people living in the commune, all of them Romanians.[2] According to the 2011 census, 98.88% are Romanians and 0.86% of unknown ethnicity. All the inhabitants of the commune called Romanian their native language.

As of religion, the composition of the population of the commune today is: 99.1% Orthodox, 0.7% Adventeists, 0.2% Pentecostals.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Iordan, Iorgu. Iorgu Iordan. Toponimia romînească. 460710897. 1963 . Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. Bucharest. 80.
  2. Web site: Structura Etno-demografică a României. ro. 2011-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20120716192302/http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=1. live. 2012-07-16.