Vatra Dornei

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Vatra Dornei
Dorna Watra
Dornavátra
Coat of arms of Vatra Dornei
Vatra Dornei (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Bucovina
Circle : Suceava
Coordinates : 47 ° 21 '  N , 25 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 20 '40 "  N , 25 ° 21' 34"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 800  m
Area : 144.34  km²
Residents : 14,429 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 100 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 725700
Telephone code : (+40) 02 30
License plate : SV
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : Municipality
Structure : 3 districts / cadastral communities: Argestru , Roșu , Todireni
Mayor : Ilie Boncheș ( PNL )
Postal address : Mihai Eminescu Street, No. 17
loc. Vatra Dornei, jud. Suceava, RO-725700
Website :

Vatra Dornei ( Hungarian Dornavátra , German  Dorna Watra ) is a city in the Suceava district in northeast Romania .

Geographical location

Vatra Dornei is located at the mouth of the Dorna in the Bistrița , here also called "Golden Bistritz", in the northern part of the Eastern Carpathians . On the railway line Prundu Bârgăului-Vatra Dornei and the European route 58 , the small town is about 120 kilometers southwest of the district capital Suceava .

history

The place Vatra Dornei was first mentioned at the end of the 16th century and at that time belonged to the Principality of Moldova . From 1775 to 1918 the city belonged to the Habsburg Empire as part of the Bukovina and received city rights in 1907.

Vatra Dornei is a health resort and winter sports resort that was already known as a spa in the 19th century, but which today can no longer match its former glory. The casino from that time is now in ruins. The spa park still exists. There are three ski lifts. In the vicinity of the place, which is almost completely surrounded by mountains, hikers will find a number of attractive hiking routes.

population

In the 2002 census, 16,321 people were registered on the area of ​​the small town. 16,012 were Romanians , 109 Germans , 95 Magyars , 54 Roma , 22 Ukrainians , ten Jews and others. a.

Attractions

  • In the village of Gheorghițeni , about five kilometers east of Vatra Dornei, is the Acoperământul Maicii Domnului monastery on the Bistrița river.
  • The Roman Catholic Church of Schimbarea la Față a lui Isus , built in 1905.
  • The Romanian Orthodox Church Naşterea Maicii Domnului was built in 1905 by the town's German-speaking community as a Protestant church. After the Germans emigrated in 1940, the church was taken over by the Romanian state; the emigrants were offered compensation.
  • The Hunting and Science Museum
  • The Ethnographic Museum
  • The old trading district on Luceafărul Street (No. 1–13 and 4–14), built around the 18th century, is a listed building.
  • The town hall was built in 1897 and is a listed building.
  • The casino, which was dedicated to decay, was built in 1898 and is a listed building.
  • The city library, built in 1901, is a listed building.

  • The town hall

  • Bridge over the Dorna

  • Pavilion in Central Park

  • View of the monastery

  • Former casino

  • Empty synagogue

Town twinning

The small town of Vatra Dornei maintains partnerships with (in brackets the year of establishment) :

PolandPoland Koziegłowy in Poland (2006)
Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Florești in Moldova (2006)
UkraineUkraine Yasinja in Ukraine (2007)

Web links

Commons : Vatra Dornei  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Information on the small town's website , accessed on April 1, 2016 (Romanian).
  3. ↑ 2002 census by edrc.ro
  4. ↑ Web representation of the monastery Acoperământul Maicii Domnului
  5. ↑ Information on the Schimbarea la Față a lui Isus at biserici.org accessed on April 1, 2016 (Romanian)
  6. ↑ Information on Nașterea Maicii Domnului from biserici.org accessed on April 1, 2016 (Romanian)
  7. ↑ Information about the museum on the city's website
  8. ↑ Information about the museum on the city's website
  9. ↑ a b c d List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)