Râșca 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 five villages: Buda, Dumbrăveni, Jahalia, Râșca, and Slătioara. The name Râșca comes from the Slavic word "речка" which is a diminutive of the word "река" meaning "river".

Administration and local politics

Communal council

The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of 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 ...

Gallery

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rasca, Suceava Suceava County Communes in Suceava County Localities in Western Moldavia