Fundu Moldovei

Fundu Moldovei (German: Luisenthal/Louisenthal or Fundul Moldawi/Fundu-Moldowi)^[2][3] is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of ten villages, namely: Botuș, Botușel, Braniștea, Colacu, Delnița, Deluț, Fundu Moldovei, Obcina Ursului, Plai, and Smida Ungurenilor.

Fundu Moldovei German: Luisenthal
Commune
Fundu Moldovei town hall (in mid November 2017)
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Fundu Moldovei Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°32′N 25°24′E
Country	Romania
County	Suceava
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	3,720
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	SV

The commune was previously inhabited by a significant community of Zipser Germans (part of the larger Bukovina German community of Suceava County and Bukovina) during the modern period up until the mid 20th century.^[4]

Fundu Moldovei is also part of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.^[5]

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, Fundu Moldovei (German: Luisenthal) 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.

Politics and local administration

Communal council

The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:^[6]

	Party	Seats	Current Council
	National Liberal Party (PNL)	7
	People's Movement Party (PMP)	5
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	1

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. De Pascanuic (No. 33), Câmpolung. "View of the Pojorâta pyrite mining area, in 1914". mindat.org. Retrieved 15 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. "Southern Bukovina German villages – 1940" (PDF). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
4. Oskar Hadbawnik (25 June 2006). "Louisenthal". Bukovina Society (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
5. "Bucovina | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
6. "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Archived from the original (Json) on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2020-11-02.