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Suceava
 

Geographical situation: in the North-East of Romania, in the north of Moldavia and the basins superiors of rivers of Siret and Bistrita.
Surface: 8553 km2 (the second larger county in the sector afterwards Timis). Number plate: SV - Population: 713.782 inhabitants (at July 1, 1998).
City of the county: Suceava.
Cities: Campulung Modovenesc, Falticeni, Gura Humorului, Radauti, Siret, Solca, Vatra Dornei.

The Princely Residence of Suceava
The first capitals of Moldavia had been installed nearest possible of the mountains, before prince Petru Ier Musatinul established its residence with Suceava, the capital of the principality of the east of Carpates had been initially in Baia and then for can of time with Siret.

The Princely Fortress
Was built by Petru Ier Musatinul towards the end of XIVème century. Alexandru concealment Bun (1400-1431) there still added a wall strengthened, on the Southern side of the fortress, parallel with the fortification former.

Stefan cel Mare (1457-1504) in its turn, increases and much the old fortress in two stages distinct strengthened from construction. Before 1476 it built a more roomy enclosure with thick walls of 2m and with square towers placed at 20m of distance one of the other and also protected by an impressive ditch with the folds from ground strengthened.

The seat of 1476 by the armies of Mohamet II, it conquerrant of Constantinople, showed that the thickness of the walls and the square shape of the turns of defence was unsuited compared to progress realized by artillery.

Two decades later, the attempt of king Ioan Albert tried to conquer it but it failed him too. Treason leaves boyards; the Princely Residence of Suceava was going to be invaded share troops of Soliman the Magnificent, in 1538, at the time of Prince Petrus Rare.

Thereafter, the Moldavian capital was established with Iasi, and the citadel of Suceava was fired by Turkish. Its glory starts with to fade, the later seism were going to hold an unhappy destiny to him, destruction of a symbol of Moldavia medieval.

Rebuilt partially, work is far to be finished. The citadel of Suceava attracts without exception the hosts of this beautiful town of Bucovine.
The museum "of the villages of Bucovine" arranged into full air, close to the fortress, has a collection interesting of house traditional of the XVII at the XXème century.

The area of Suceava, located at the north of Romania, does not have the equal one as regards the variety and complexity. Here the region of Cimpulung, part of the sombre beeches, and the region touch of Botosani with the large common wheat fields, its wooded peaks openings of clearings and marked out innumerable monasteries, its high populated mountains of herds and wild beasts and rich in ore.

With each step, we run up against the vestiges of a heroic past and against one present achievement full with hope.

The area of Suceava starts in Carpates Eastern which rests on the parallel buttresses peaks, it extends along rivers impressed of personality, such Suceava and Moldova, cross Siret this boulevard traced in full heart of Moldavia and embraces in the east the hills and the affluents of Jijia until the bed of Prut.

The Mountains of the north of Moldavia are not as abrupt as Bucegi. They are wise and peaceful mountains, covered drills of conifers and leafy trees where clearings open flowered.

We find the villages with their house clear bleached to the limes surrounded of small gardens and meadows there or came to devote itself has the daydream the poet Mihail Eminescu and the type-setter George Enesco they were not born in vain in this country.

The area of Suceava does not include/understand the very large ones cities. On the other hand, it all the agglomerations to which Moldavia must have become a state: Baia, Botosani, Radauti and before any Suceava it even
 

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