Type: | commune |
County: | Suceava |
Mitocu Dragomirnei | |
Leader Name: | Radu-Constantin Reziuc[1] |
Leader Party: | PMP |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 47.7333°N 41°W |
Elevation: | 381 |
Area Total: | 52.85 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 727365 |
Area Code: | +40 230 |
Mitocu Dragomirnei (de|link=no|Mitoka Dragomirna) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dragomirna, Lipoveni (formerly Socolinți), Mitocași, and Mitocu Dragomirnei. The Dragomirna Monastery is situated in this commune.
In the past, the commune was inhabited by a sizeable German minority, more specifically by Bukovina Germans, from the late 18th century up until the beginning of World War II.[2] The Roman Catholic church they built still stands to this day.[3]
The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:
Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
People's Movement Party (PMP) | 5 | ||||||
National Liberal Party (PNL) | 4 | ||||||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 4 | ||||||
Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania (CRL) | 1 | ||||||
Independent (Țibu Dumitru) | 1 | ||||||
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,230, of which 70.38% were Romanians, 15.15% Roma, and 3.35% Lipovans.[4]