Câmpulung Moldovenesc

Sister cities

• Avezzano
• Dąbrowa Górnicza

History

The first written mention of the village of Câmpulung Moldovenesc dates back to April 14, 1411. At that time, the ruling prince of Moldavia was Alexandru cel Bun. Dimitrie Cantemir, in his well-known work Descriptio Moldaviae, mentions Ocolul Câmpulung, an autonomous region in northern Moldavia that has its own rules and leaders. This region consisted of 15 villages. During the late Middle Ages, as the medieval town of Suceava and other neighbouring towns in the region of Moldavia (the highlands of the region more specifically or what would later constitute Bukovina), Câmpulung Moldovenesc operated under the Magdeburg law (). Together with the rest of Bukovina, Câmpulung Moldovenesc was under the rule of the Habsburg monarchy (later Austria-Hungary) from 1775 to 1918. Câmpulung was in the Austrian part of the empire after the compromise of 1867, head of the district with the same name, one of the 9 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bukovina province. Other main district cities were Dorna Watra (Vatra Dornei) and Wama (Vama) in 1900. After the Union of Bukovina with Romania at the end of World War I, the town became part of the Kingdom of Romania. Later, between 1925 and 1950, Câmpulung Moldovenesc was the capital of the former Câmpulung County, the most extensive county in Bukovina. The spa and ski resort Vatra Dornei was the second most important town in Câmpulung County. Following the administrative reforms implemented by the communist regime in 1950, the city became part of Suceava Region, while in 1968 it became part of Suceava County. In the fall of 1941, 6,118 Jews, almost the entire Jewish population of Campulung County/Judet, was deported to Transnistria. A Romanian official document from 1946 suggests that most Jews in Campulung County survived the Holocaust. The…

Geography

Câmpulung Moldovenesc is situated in the region of Bukovina, in north-eastern Romania. The city is located in the mountain area of the Bukovinian Subcarpathians known as Obcinele Bucovinei, on the banks of the Moldova River. The city is accessible by both car and train. The European route E58, that links the region of Moldavia with Transylvania, crosses the city. There are two railway stations located in the city: Câmpulung Moldovenesc in the city center and Câmpulung Est in Capu Satului neighborhood. There are many places of interest located in and around Câmpulung Moldovenesc, such as the Rarău peak in the Rarău Massif and the Giumalău peak in the , which at and are the highest peaks in the region. One can also enjoy the forests which surround Câmpulung Moldovenesc or visit a monastery in one of the nearby villages.

Most-observed species

• Horse-radish

  Armoracia rusticana P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. · Magnoliopsida
  34
• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  26
• Canadian Fleabane

  Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  24
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  22
• Ashleaf Maple

  Acer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida
  20
• Small Balsam, Small-flowered Touch-me-not

  Impatiens parviflora DC. · Magnoliopsida
  18
• Shaggy Soldier

  Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav. · Magnoliopsida
  18
• Wild Mockcucumber

  Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray · Magnoliopsida
  17

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2011-06-24
  3 km SE of Ostra, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2005-02-13
  2 km N of Or??eni-Deal, Romania