Iacobeni, Suceava

Iacobeni
German: Jakobeny
Commune
The town hall in Iacobeni
The town hall in Iacobeni
Coat of arms of Iacobeni
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Iacobeni is located in Romania
Iacobeni
Iacobeni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°26′N 25°19′E / 47.433°N 25.317°E / 47.433; 25.317
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Viorel Maxim (PSD)
Area
62.36 km2 (24.08 sq mi)
Elevation
832 m (2,730 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,614
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
727315
Area code(+40) 02 30
Vehicle reg.SV
Websitewww.comunaiacobeni.ro

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

The commune is located in the western part of Suceava County, some 100 km (62 mi) from the county seat, Suceava. It lies at an altitude of 832 m (2,730 ft), on the banks of the Bistrița River.

History

Until the mid-20th century the commune was also home to a sizeable Zipser German community (part of the larger Bukovina German population of the county and the entire historical region) which initially settled here during the late 18th century, during the modern period, or 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]

    Party Seats Current Council
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 6            
  National Liberal Party (PNL) 5            
  • Iacobeni by Franz Xaver Knapp (1867)
    Iacobeni by Franz Xaver Knapp (1867)
  • Iacobeni in winter time in 1916
    Iacobeni in winter time in 1916
  • Liviu Suhar Technological High School (former mining high school)
    Liviu Suhar Technological High School (former mining high school)
  • Iacobeni mining branch
    Iacobeni mining branch
  • DN17 going through Iacobeni
    DN17 going through Iacobeni
  • Roman Catholic church
    Roman Catholic church
  • Evangelical Lutheran church
    Evangelical Lutheran church
  • Evangelical Lutheran church (side view)
    Evangelical Lutheran church (side view)
  • Saint George Orthodox church
    Saint George Orthodox church
  • Mocănița narrow-gauge steam train (model CFI 764-243) at the former forest railway station at Comandău
    Mocănița narrow-gauge steam train (model CFI 764-243) at the former forest railway station at Comandău
  • Rural landscape in Iacobeni
    Rural landscape in Iacobeni
  • The Golden Bistrița River flowing through Iacobeni
    The Golden Bistrița River flowing through Iacobeni

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
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