Iacobeni (German: Jakobeny) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northerneastern Romania. It is composed of two villages, namely Iacobeni and Mestecăniș. It included Botoș and Ciocănești villages until 2002, when these were split off to form Ciocănești commune.

Iacobeni Jakobeny
Commune
The town hall in Iacobeni
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Iacobeni Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°26′N 25°19′E
Country	Romania
County	Suceava
Population  (2011)[1]	1,842
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	SV

Until the mid 20th century, the commune was also home to a sizable Zipser German community (part of the enlargerd Bukovina German population of the county and the entire historical region) which initially settled here during the late 18th century in the time of the Habsburg monarchy, and later on, Austria-Hungary.

Administration and local politics

Commune council

The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:[2]

Gallery

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  Iacobeni in winter time in 1916
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  „Liviu Suhar” technological high school (former mining high school)
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  Iacobeni mining branch
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  DN17 going through Iacobeni
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  Roman Catholic church
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  Evangelical Lutheran church
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  Evangelical Lutheran church (side view)
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  Saint George Orthodox church
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  Mocănița narrow-gauge steam train (model CFI 764-243) at the former forest railway station at Comandău
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  Rural landscape in Iacobeni
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  The Golden Bistrița River flowing through Iacobeni

References

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