Mușenița

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

"Vășcăuți" redirects here. For the Ukrainian city called Vășcăuți in Romanian, see Vashkivtsi.
Mușenița
Commune
Rural landscape from Băineț, Mușenița
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Mușenița
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°58′N 26°0′E
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Radu-Florin Tudurean (PNL)
Area
40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
414 m (1,358 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,871
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
727390
Vehicle reg.SV
Websiteprimariamusenita.ro

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.

The Vicșani train 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.

Notable people

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
Lipovan Orthodox church in Climăuți
Roman Catholic church in Vicșani
The old wooden church in Mușenița


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