Șcheia, Suceava

Șcheia
Panoramic view of Șcheia, as seen from the ruins of the namesake medieval fortress
Panoramic view of Șcheia, as seen from the ruins of the namesake medieval fortress
Coat of arms of Șcheia
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Șcheia is located in Romania
Șcheia
Șcheia
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°39′N 26°13′E / 47.650°N 26.217°E / 47.650; 26.217
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Vasile Andriciuc[1] (PNL)
Area
58.3 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
12,792
 • Density219/km2 (568/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
727525
Area code+(40) 230
Vehicle reg.SV
Websitewww.primariascheia.ro

Șcheia (German: Skeja) is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of five villages: Florinta, Mihoveni, Sfântu Ilie, Șcheia, and Trei Movile.

Politics and administration

The commune's current local council has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the ballots cast at the 2020 Romanian local elections:[3]

    Party Seats Current Council
  National Liberal Party (PNL) 5          
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 5          
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 4          
  Save Romania Union (USR) 2          
  PRO Romania (PRO) 1          

Villages

Mihoveni

Archaeological research conducted at the Mihoveni-Cahla Morii archaeological site, beginning in the summer of 1971, led to the discovery of a multi-layered settlement whose existence began in prehistory and continued through the Middle Ages. Evidence of habitation dating from the Upper Paleolithic (Gravettian), Neolithic and Chalcolithic (Linear Pottery culture, Precucuteni III, Cucuteni B1 and B2 cultures), the transitional period to the Bronze Age (Komarov and Noua cultures), the Hallstatt period (Gáva-Holihrady culture, Grănicești cultural aspect), the Getic and Bastarnae La Tène, the 2nd–4th centuries AD, and the 13th–15th centuries has been identified.[4]

The Mihoveni Cahla Morii archaeological site, located 2 km from the village, is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[5]

Natives

References

  1. ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  4. ↑ Mihoveni, Șcheia commune, Suceava County – Cahla Morii site – Site code: 146469.01
  5. ↑ "2004 List of Historical Monuments in Suceava County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2010-10-15.