Dolhasca () is a town 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 historical region of

Western Moldavia Western Moldavia (, ''Moldova de Apus'', or , also known as Moldavia, is the core historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1878, the P ...

, northeastern

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. Dolhasca is the eighth largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 11,007 inhabitants as of 2021. It was declared a town in 2004, along with seven other localities in Suceava County. The town administers seven villages, namely: Budeni, Gulia, Poiana, Poienari, Probota, Siliștea Nouă, and Valea Poienei. Despite being a town, Dolhasca looks like a rural settlement in many aspects, and the main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture. The Probota Monastery, built in 1530 by the Moldavian ruler

Petru Rareș Petru Rareș (; – 3 September 1546) or Petru IV was twice voivode of Moldavia from 20 January 1527 to 18 September 1538 and from 19 February 1541 to 3 September 1546. He was an illegitimate child born (probably at Hârlău) to Stephen III of ...

, and located close to the town, is one of the

Churches of Moldavia The north of the Western Moldavia, Moldavia region in Romania preserves numerous religious buildings as a testimony of the Moldavian style, Moldavian architectural style developed in the Principality of Moldavia starting from the 14th century. Of ...

UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Demographics

In 2002, Dolhasca had a population of 11,009 inhabitants, 90% of which 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, ...

and the rest

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. At that time, it was one of the most populated rural localities in Suceava County. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 11,007; of those, 81.07% were Romanians and 12,43% Roma.

Administration and local politics

Town council

The town's current local council has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the

2020 Romanian local elections Local elections were held in Romania on 27 September 2020. Initially planned for June 2020, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led the Government of Romania to postpone the elections to a date no later than 31 December 2020, and extending al ...

Natives

Alexandru Arșinel Alexandru Ioan Arșinel (; 4 June 1939 – 29 September 2022) was a Romanian comedian and actor. He was born in Dolhasca, Kingdom of Romania. Arșinel was an ethnic Aromanian. On screen, Arșinel was well-known for his partnership with Stel ...

(1939–2022), comedian * (1912–1994), neurosurgeon * Constantin Ferariu (born 1986), footballer

References

External links

* * File:Pietonal Dolhasca.jpg, The town centre of Dolhasca File:CCDolhasca.jpg, Dolhasca cultural house File:Gara Dolhasca3.jpg, The old train station in Dolhasca File:Gara Dolhasca.JPG, The old train station in Dolhasca {{Authority control Towns in Romania Populated places in Suceava County Localities in Western Moldavia