Pojorâta (German: Pozoritta or Poschoritta)[2] is a commune located in the western part of Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. With a surface area of 13,770 hectares, it comprises the villages of Pojorâta—as its chief commune—and Valea Putnei.

Pojorâta Pozoritta/Poschoritta
Commune
The town hall of Pojorâta (October 2014)
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Pojorâta Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°31′N 25°27′E
Country	Romania
County	Suceava
Population  (2011)[1]	2,908
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	SV

Late modern period history

As it is the case of other former mining rural settlements from the countryside of Suceava County, Pojorâta was previously inhabited by a sizable German community, more specifically by Zipser Germans (part of the larger Bukovina German community) during the late Modern Age up until the mid 20th century, starting as early as the Habsburg period and, later on, the Austro-Hungarian period.

Administration and local politics

Communal council

The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:[3]

Gallery

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  The entrance in Pojorâta
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  Houses in Pojorâta
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  Pojorâta, view from a local lane
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  The former Roman Catholic church of the German community
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  The former Evangelical Lutheran church of the German community
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  The local kindergarten
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  The local cultural home
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  Pietrele Doamnei guest house
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  Adam and Eve forested hill peaks
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  Forested mountainous landscape near Pojorâta (June 2012)
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  Winter landscape in Pojorâta (February 2015)
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  Winter landscape in Pojorâta (January 2016)
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  Transrarău near Pojorâta (October 2014)

References

Further reading

• Cernăuțeanu, Viorica (2017). Pojorîta Bucovinei: File de istorie (in Romanian). Suceava: Dejavu Techprint. ISBN 978-973-0-25946-9.

External links

• Media related to Pojorâta at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Romanian)