Vicovu de Sus
Vicovu de Sus
German: Ober Wikow | |
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![Ion Nistor memorial house](https://lowyatch.pages.dev/bl-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Casa_Memoriala_"Ion_Nistor"_de_la_Bivolarie,_Vicovu_de_Sus.jpg) Ion Nistor memorial house | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Suceava County | |
  Vicovu de Sus Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′33″N 25°40′48″E / 47.92583°N 25.68000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Vasile Iliuț[1] (PNL) |
Area | 42.42 km2 (16.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 15,143 |
| • Density | 357.0/km2 (924.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 727610 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 30 |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
| Website | www |
Vicovu de Sus (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌvikovu de ˈsus]; German: Ober-Wikow or Oberwikow) is a town in northern Suceava County, on the border with Ukraine. It is situated in the historical regions of Bukovina and Western Moldavia.
History
[edit]It was bought by Ștefan cel Mare for Putna Monastery in the year 1466. The locality, previously a rural commune, received town status in 2004.
Moldavia (1388–1775)
Habsburg Monarchy (1775–1804)
Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
Austria-Hungary, Cisleithania (1867–1918)
Kingdom of Romania (1918–1947)
Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965)
Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)
Natives
[edit]- Gherasim Clipa-Barbovschi (c.1760–1826), cleric
- Ion Nistor (1876–1962), historian and politician
- Aurel Onciul (1864–1921), politician
- Daniil Sihastrul, Romanian Orthodox spiritual guide, advisor of Stephen the Great, and hegumen of Voroneț Monastery
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 7,395 | — |
| 1930 | 8,552 | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 14,077 | +64.6% |
| 2002 | 14,125 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13,053 | −7.6% |
| 2022 | 15,143 | +16.0% |
| Source: Official Romanian census data | ||
According to the 2021 census, Vicovu de Sus has 15,143 inhabitants.[3] At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 13,053, of which 94.7% were ethnic Romanians and 5% ethnic Romani.[4] 76.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 20.9% Pentecostal, and 2% Baptist.[5]
Administration and local politics
[edit]Town council
[edit]2024–present
[edit]The town's current local council for the period 2024–2028 has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections:[6]
| Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 9 | ||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 5 | ||||||||||
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) | 2 | ||||||||||
| Independent politician (Cîrdei Marinel) | 1 | ||||||||||
References
[edit]
- ↑ "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INS. 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Suceava County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑