Suceava

Romania / Suceava /
 municipality, draw only border, county seat, former national capital
Population (2011 census)
• Total 86,282
• Density 1,659/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Moldavian chronicler Grigore Ureche presumed the name of the city came from the Hungarian Szűcsvár, which is combined of the words szűcs (furrier, skinner) and vár (castle). This was taken over by Dimitrie Cantemir, who in his work Descriptio Moldaviae gave the very same explanation of the origin of the city's name, however, there are neither historical nor vernacular evidences for this. According to another theory, the city bears the name of the river with the same name, that is supposed to be of Ukrainian origin.

In German, the city is known as Sotschen, in Hungarian as Szucsáva (pronounced [ˈsutʃaːvɒ]), in Polish as Suczawa, in Ukrainian as Сучава (pronounced [sut͡ʃawa]), while in Yiddish as שאָץ (pronounced [ʃɔts]). The Church of St. Demetrius is visible in the distance.The city of Suceava was the capital of the first centralized state of Moldavia (between 1388 and 1565) under the rule of Bogdan I, Petru Muşat and Ştefan cel Mare. During the rule of Alexandru Lăpuşneanu, the capital was moved to Iaşi.
It was then under the rule of the Habsburg Monarchy (1775-1918), the border of the empire passing near the South-Eastern edge of the city.
At the end of World War I Suceava became part of Greater Romania along with the rest of Bukovina.

In the past few years Suceava started to evolve more rapidly, but even so it remains a small, dreary city. Tourists can visit the Museum of History, Hanul Domnesc, Cetatea de Scaun (fortress), Muzeul Satului, the Planetarium, the Museum of Natural Science and, in the vicinity of the city, a few monasteries, lakes, woods and the floral reservation of Bosanci. The Saint George's Church of Suceava is one of the seven Painted churches of northern Moldavia included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
There are many pubs and bars, as well as few hotels spread throughout the city. The night is dominated by teenagers, as the pubs, bars and clubs in the city overflow with customers around midnight.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suceava
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Coordinates:   47°40'3"N   26°15'28"E

Comments

  • Zona orasului a fost updatata, rezolutia e mult mai buna, insa imaginea pare a fi destul de veche la o prima vedere. Poate cineva sa confirme, urmarind anumite detalii, cam din ce an e? Spor la completat locuri. :)
  • Polygon!
  • Good polygon ! To bad the immage is to old. I think it's around 15 years ago.
  • cum bai de origine austriaca?
  • Moldavian chronicler Grigore Ureche presumed the name of the city came from the Hungarian Szűcsvár, which is combined of the words szűcs (furrier, skinner) and vár (castle). This was taken over by Dimitrie Cantemir, who in his work Descriptio Moldaviae gave the very same explanation.