Salcea

Salcea
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	West Moldova
Circle :	Suceava
Coordinates :	47 ° 39 '  N , 26 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 39 '8 "  N , 26 ° 22' 19"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	320  m
Area :	40  km²
Residents :	9,015 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	225 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	727475
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 30
License plate :	SV
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	city
Structure :	3 districts / cadastral communities: Mereni , Plopeni , Văratec
Mayor :	Ilie Lungu ( PNL )
Postal address :	Str. Principală loc. Salcea, jud. Suceava, RO-727475
Website :	www.primariasalcea.ro

Salcea is a town in Suceava County in Romania .

location

Salcea lies in the foothills of the Eastern Carpathians, on a plateau between the Suceava in the west and Siret in the east. The district capital Suceava is about 10 km to the west.

history

The more rural Salcea gained in importance through the development of the nearby district capital Suceava and the opening of the Ștefan cel Mare airfield north of the town in 1963. In 2004 Salcea was declared a city.

population

In 1930 almost all of the 4500 inhabitants of today's city were Romanians . At the 2002 census, Salcea had 8,719 people, including 8,382 Romanians and 332 Roma . Only 2830 lived in the actual city, 5889 in the three incorporated villages.

traffic

The important Bucharest – Suceava railway runs south of the city . The district of Văratec has a train station where local trains stop in the direction of Suceava and Paşcani . There are bus connections to Suceava.

Attractions

• Church in the Plopeni district (1753)

Web links

Commons : Salcea  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ↑ 2002 census, accessed February 1, 2009