Coordinates: 47°37′N 25°20′E / 47.617°N 25.333°E / 47.617; 25.333

Breaza, Suceava

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Breaza
Commune
Coat of arms of Breaza
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Location in Suceava County
Breaza is located in Romania
Breaza
Breaza
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°37′N 25°20′E / 47.617°N 25.333°E / 47.617; 25.333
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,360
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SV

Breaza is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Breaza, Breaza de Sus and Pârâu Negrei.

The commune shares its name with Breaza, Prahova County, its name being derived from a Slavic word, breza, meaning "birch tree".[2]

Breaza is located at a distance of 359 km north of Bucharest, 69 km west of Suceava.

Population

The commune includes the following villages:

  • Breaza (1159 inhabitants)
  • Breaza de Sus (333 inhabitants)
  • Pârâu Negrei (198 inhabitants)

According to the 2002 census, there were 1,690 people living in the commune, all of them Romanians.[3] According to the 2011 census, 98.88% are Romanians and 0.86% of unknown ethnicity. All the inhabitants of the commune called Romanian their native language.[citation needed]

As of religion, the composition of the population of the commune today is: 99.1% Orthodox, 0.7% Adventeists, 0.2% Pentecostals.

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 80. OCLC 460710897.
  3. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
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