Dorna Candrenilor () 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 ...

, in the

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, northeastern

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. It is composed of three villages: Dealu Floreni, Dorna Candrenilor, and Poiana Negrii. It included five other villages until 2003, when these were split off to form

Coșna Coșna () is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of five villages, namely: Coșna, Podu Coșnei, Românești, Teșna, and Valea Bancului. These were part of Dorna Candren ...

commune. The commune is situated in the

Moldavian Subcarpathians Moldavian Subcarpathians () is a geographic area located in the northeast of Romania, to the east of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains. The Moldavian Subcarpathians are considered to be part of the Moldavian Plateau. They are composed of: * () * ...

, at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Dorna and its right tributary, the Negrișoara. It is located in the southwestern part of the county, west of the city of

Vatra Dornei Vatra Dornei (; ; ; ) is a city in Suceava County, north-eastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Vatra Dornei is the fifth largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 12,578 inhabitants, according to ...

and southwest 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 ...

. Dorna Candrenilor is traversed east to west by

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(part of

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), which starts in

and ends in Dej. The village of Poiana Negrii is also part of the

Via Transilvanica Via Transilvanica 'The Transylvanian Trail' is a hiking trail that crosses the Transylvania, Bukovina and Banat regions of Romania, and is meant to promote their cultural, ethnic, historical and natural diversity. It was built between 2018 and ...

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. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,966; of those, 94.74% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

. There is a small

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in Dealu Floreni. Two well-known Romanian brands of mineral water, more specifically Dorna and

Poiana Negrii Dorna Candrenilor () is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of three villages: Dealu Floreni, Dorna Candrenilor, and Poiana Negrii. It included five other villages until ...

, trace their name from this area.

Natives

* Vladimir Todașcă (born 1957), biathlete

References

Communes in Suceava County Localities in Southern Bukovina {{Suceava-geo-stub