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Radauti

The town of Radauti is located at north east of current Bucovine Rumanian; it depends on the district of

Suceava. With less of 20 km it to it Monastery draws up of Arbore,
of Putna, and Sucevita.

to our knowledge the oldest written document which mentions the city from Radauti dates from July 6, 1413.
It is a "uric" (act) to sign of Alexander Cel Bun.

The name of the city comes from Radu or Radormir at the time from the foundation of the Moldavian state.

Already in the XIV century old middle it was a prosperous city, so that Bogdan 1st decides to make build a church or are to bury them first "Musatini" (first surname).

During very a long time the history of Radauti was braided with that of évêché.
The inhabitants had many obligations towards the church and like very good apprehensive Christian in front of their saints. Cathedral orthodox.
Since the average age the privilege to have markets to determine one evolution and an urban development.

Here place of the exchanges had commercial between the inhabitants of the mountain and those of the plates.

A regulation of these steps is concerning all the organization and them problems being able to emerge, was the object of a document 1484 to sign Stefan Cel mare.

For the period of Austrian domination (1775-1918) the city it east modernized publicly-owned establishments, buildings, the medieval market, were completely replaced.

The presence of the empire Austria-Hungarian of the west to mark the city whole the official language becomes German.

The culture was strongly influenced by this presence of the west.
We even arrived at one moment or Rumanian was in minority leaves report/ratio to the others communities living with Radauti.

For this boom of the factories transfer the day in many field: sawmills (for the timber), of matches, of paper, alcohol.

The most important constructions which remain the historical core of the city were built after 1860.

The seat of the prefecture which is the civil court today, the building town hall became the office chair various, the barracks city and the military hospital was transformed into German college "Eudoxiu Hurmuvachie ".

Many of another places of the town of Radauti of are metamorphosed: the electric factory, the railroad, and "Parked Pond ", the park or of our day is the zoological garden.

With time the town of Radauti extends, it grows rich with new districts: Manej, Hurmuzachi, Granieceri, Putnei, Orbor, Milai Viteazul.
 

Has to visit: Bogdana.
 

Text & Photographs of: Georgeta Olaru Translation: Pop Cristina

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