Râșca

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Râșca

Total population

2,543

Elevation403 m

Land area207 km²

Coordinates47.36°, 26.23°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Râșca is a commune located in Suceava County, Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania. It is composed of five villages: Buda, Dumbrăveni, Jahalia, Râșca, and Slătioara. The name Râșca comes from the Slavic word "речка" which is a diminutive of the word "река" meaning "river".

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ilie Matei

Olympic wrestler, silver medalist at 1984 Summer Olympics

Paul Miron

Romanian philologist (1926–2008)

Flavian Bârgăoanu

Glicherie Ilie

Ion Hudiță

Romanian historian

Ion Solcanu

Romanian historian

Matei B. Cantacuzino

Romanian lawyer and judge

A

Ana Maria Șomoi

Romanian handball player

Nicolae Alevra

Romanian general (1871-1936)

G

Gherasim Cucoșel

Mihai Gafița

Romanian literary historian

M

Marian Moșneagu

Romanian historian

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Emilia Ţuţuianu

Romanian poet, publicist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.