Bălcăuți (Comuna Bălcăuţi)
Bălcăuți (Белкеуць; also Балківці) is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bălcăuți, Gropeni and Negostina.
At the 2011 census, 70.3% of inhabitants were Ukrainians and 29.6% Romanians. At the 2002 census, 74.4% were Eastern Orthodox, 6.9% stated they belonged to another religion, 6.3% were Seventh-day Adventist, 6.1% Greek-Catholic and 4.5% Christian Evangelical.
The village of Negostina (Негостина) features an important community of Ukrainians in Romania, with folk festivals taking place there from time to time.
Negostina hosts a bust of Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko, one of three in Romania. Every year, on March 9 and 10, Ukrainian and Romanian officials lay wreaths on the bust.
At the 2011 census, 70.3% of inhabitants were Ukrainians and 29.6% Romanians. At the 2002 census, 74.4% were Eastern Orthodox, 6.9% stated they belonged to another religion, 6.3% were Seventh-day Adventist, 6.1% Greek-Catholic and 4.5% Christian Evangelical.
The village of Negostina (Негостина) features an important community of Ukrainians in Romania, with folk festivals taking place there from time to time.
Negostina hosts a bust of Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko, one of three in Romania. Every year, on March 9 and 10, Ukrainian and Romanian officials lay wreaths on the bust.
Map - Bălcăuți (Comuna Bălcăuţi)
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Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| RON | Romanian leu | lei | 2 |
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| HU | Hungarian language |
| RO | Romanian language |