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Campulung Moldovenesc

Is located in the river valley north of Moldova east of the country in the Eastern Carpathians.

"In the north Obcina Feredeului" and "Obcina Mestecanisului" in the village is Vama, south Mountains Rarau and Giumalau, and west villages and Pojorata Sadova.

Around are the cities of Suceava (79km) and Vatra Dornei (45 Km).

Campulung Moldovenesc is located on an axis between Transylvania and Moldova, which passes through the neck and Mestecanis Tihuta and Col Prislop (the road to Maramures)

Population: 20153 inhabitants

The first documentary dated April 14, 1411 at the time of the Reigning Prince Alexandru cel Bun. In this paper the Moldovita Monastery received as a gift to the village "Vama located at the bottom of Campulung.
The territory known at the time as the 'Ocolul Campulungului Moldovenesc "
 

There are also many documentaries certificates at the time of Prince Stefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great) and his son Prince Petru Rares. (1532-1537).

The work of Prince Dimitrie Cantemir "Descrierea Moldovei" () 1716 refers to this region in relation to how to organize the administrative life as a "republic" composed of fifteen localities who had their own laws and judges.

At that time this community of the village was named Ocolul Campulungului and its people had a high degree of autonomy in relation to state power Moldavian.

Each time a new prince was on the throne of Moldova he renewed the privileges of autonomy in this region because it had the defense of Moldova on key passes of the Carpathians in the direction of Transylvania.

In XVII th century during the short period in which the Polish occupied the north of Moldova, the army commander had headquarters are in the region, which contait in 1766, 922 families with 377 in the city of Campulung.

The Austrian occupation began in 1774 when the Habsburg troops have occupied the north-west of Moldova, after the Russo -Turkish War, at the time of retirement of Russian troops and the weakening of the Ottoman Empire after the war 6 years (1768-1774).

Between 1775-1918 the region of Campulung pathway few steps:

- A military administration (1775-1786).

- The period when the region bearing the name of BUCOVINE was part of the "Circle of the province administrative territorial GALICIA" 1786-1848

Visit: Museum of wood


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