Stulpicani

Commune in Suceava, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Suceava County

47°28′N 25°46′E / 47.467°N 25.767°E / 47.467; 25.767CountryRomaniaCountySuceavaPopulation

(2021-12-01)^[1]

5,362Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.SV

Stulpicani (German: Stulpikany or Sztulpikany) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of five villages, namely: Gemenea, Negrileasa, Slătioara, Stulpicani, and Vadu Negrilesei. In the past, from the modern period during the mid 20th century, the commune was inhabited by a sizeable German population, more specifically by Zipser Germans (part of the larger local community of Bukovina Germans).

Politics and local administration

Communal 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
	National Liberal Party (PNL)	11
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	3
	PRO Romania (PRO)	1

Gallery

The Roman Catholic church of the bygone Bukovina German community in Stulpicani
The Roman Catholic church of the bygone Bukovina German community in Stulpicani in winter
Winter landscape in Gemenea
The bell tower in Gemenea
Orthodox church in Gemenea
Overview of Gemenea
Houses in Slătioara
Natural landscape in Slătioara
Overview of Slătioara (German: Slavtioara)
Overview of Slătioara (with its UNESCO-recognized secular forest around), a picturesque Romanian Waldhufendorf

References

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