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Mușenița

Coordinates: 47°58′N 26°0′E / 47.967°N 26.000°E / 47.967; 26.000
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Mușenița
Rural landscape from Băineț, Mușenița
Rural landscape from Băineț, Mușenița
Coat of arms of Mușenița
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Mușenița is located in Romania
Mușenița
Mușenița
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°58′N 26°0′E / 47.967°N 26.000°E / 47.967; 26.000
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Radu-Florin Tudurean (PNL)
Area
40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
414 m (1,358 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,442
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
727390
Vehicle reg.SV
Websiteprimariamusenita.ro

Mușenița is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of five villages, namely: Baineț (the commune center), Climăuți, Mușenița, Vășcăuți, and Vicșani.

The commune is located in the northeastern part of the county, on the border with Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine, at a distance of 12 km (7.5 mi) from the town of Siret. The river Ruda flows through Baineț and Vicșani villages, discharging into the Suceava River in the neighboring Dornești commune, while the river Grăvan flows through Vășcăuți village, discharging into the Siret River.

Vicșani railway station serves the Căile Ferate Române Line 500, which starts in Bucharest and ends at the Romania–Ukraine border here.

The Mușenița gas field is located on the territory of the commune.

Administration and local politics

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Communal council

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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) 7              
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 1              
  People's Movement Party (PMP) 1              
  PRO Romania (PRO) 1              
  Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania (CRL) 1              

Notable people

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References

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  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.