5-768: Pojorâta (German: Pozoritta or Poschoritta ) is a commune located in the western part of Suceava County , in the historical region of Bukovina , northeastern Romania . With a surface area of 13,770 hectares, it comprises the villages of Pojorâta—as its chief commune—and Valea Putnei. [REDACTED] Moldavia (1388–1775) [REDACTED] Habsburg Monarchy (1775–1804) [REDACTED] Austrian Empire (1804–1867) [REDACTED] Austria-Hungary , Cisleithania (1867–1918) [REDACTED] Kingdom of Romania (1918–1947) [REDACTED] Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965) [REDACTED] Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989) [REDACTED] Romania (1989–present) As it
10-437: A commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune
15-691: Is administered by a mayor ( primar in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes, like cities, correspond to the European Union's level 2 local administrative unit (LAU). Florești , in Cluj County , is the largest commune in Romania by population, with over 22,000 inhabitants. Bistra , in Alba County , is
20-536: Is the case of other former mining rural settlements from Suceava County, Pojorâta was previously inhabited by a sizeable German community, more specifically by Zipser Germans (part of the larger Bukovina German community) during the modern period up until the mid 20th century, starting as early as the Habsburg period and, later on, the Austro-Hungarian period. The commune's current local council has
25-561: The following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections : Communes of Romania A commune ( comună in Romanian ) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania . There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county . Urban areas , such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of city or municipality . In principle,
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