Arbore () is a commune located in

Suceava County Suceava County () is a county (') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper. The county seat and the ...

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, northeastern

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. It is composed of three villages: namely Arbore, Bodnăreni, and Clit. The commune is located in the central-north part of the county, northwest of the county seat,

Suceava Suceava () is a Municipiu, city in northeastern Romania. The seat of Suceava County, it is situated in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Bukovina and Western Moldavia, Moldavia, northeastern Romania. It is the largest urban ...

. It lies on the banks of the river

Solca Solca (; ; ) is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Solca is the smallest town in the county and the third-smallest town in Romania, with a population of 2,405 inhabitants, accordin ...

, whose tributary, the Saca, flows into the Solca in Arbore.

History

Starting in the late 18th century under the

Habsburg monarchy The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities (composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is ...

and ending in the mid-20th century, Arbore was inhabited by a sizable community of

Bukovina Germans The Bukovina Germans ( or ''Buchenlanddeutsche'', ), also known and referred to as Buchenland Germans, or Bukovinian Germans, are a German diaspora, German Ethnicity, ethnic group which settled in Bukovina, a historical region situated at the cro ...

Natives

Gheorghe Cozorici Gheorghe Cozorici (; 16 July 1933 – 18 December 1993) was a Romanian film and theatre actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1956 to 1989. Born in Arbore, Suceava County, Cozorici graduated in 1956 from the I. L. Caragiale National ...

(1933–1993), actor *

Radu Mironovici Radu Mironovici (30 July 1899 – 29 July 1979) was a founding member of the Legionary Movement, a far-right movement in Romania. Early life and education Radu Mironovici was born on 30 July 1899 in Arbore, a commune then located within the D ...

(1899–1979), a founding member of the Legionary Movement

Gallery

File:Biserica romano-catolica din Arbore2.jpg, Roman Catholic church File:Biserica evanghelica din Arbore.jpg, Evangelical Lutheran church File:Biserica Arbore10.jpg, Arbore Orthodox church

References

Communes in Suceava County Localities in Southern Bukovina Duchy of Bukovina {{Suceava County