Bălcăuți | |
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![]() Location in Suceava County | |
Coordinates: 47°54′N 26°5′E / 47.900°N 26.083°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Suceava |
Population (2021-12-01)
[1] | 2,990 |
Time zone | EET/ EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | SV |
Bălcăuți ( Ukrainian: Белкеуць; also Балківці) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of three villages, namely: Bălcăuți, Gropeni, and Negostina.
At the 2011 Romanian 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 ( Ukrainian: Негостина) features an important community of Ukrainians of Romania, with folk festivals taking place there from time to time. [2]
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. [3]
According to the Romanian census conducted in 1930, the population of Negostina was 1,957 inhabitants. Most of the inhabitants were Ruthenians (51.3%), with a minority of Germans/ Bukovina Germans (1.94%), one of Jews (0.85%), one of Romanians (43.35%), one of Lipovans (1.96%) and one of Poles (0.6%). From a religious point of view, most of the inhabitants were Orthodox (95.8%), but there were also Greek Catholics (0.75%), Jews (0.85%), and Roman Catholics (2.3%). Other people declared to be Evangelicals/ Lutherans (4 people) and Adventists (4 people).
According to the 2002 Romanian census, the village had a population of 1474. 1095 (74.3%) declared Ukrainian nationality, while 371 (25.2%) declared Romanian nationality and 5 (0.3%) Polish nationality. As far as language 1118 (75.8%) declared Ukrainian language, while 347 (23.5%) declared Romanian language and 5 (0.3%) Polish nationality.
In 2002 the national composition was: [4]
Nationality | |||
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Year | Ukrainians | Romanians | Poles |
2002 | 1095 | 371 | 5 |
The declared language was: [5]
Language | |||
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Year | Ukrainian | Romanian | Polish |
2002 | 1118 | 347 | 5 |