Siret
Siret
German: Sereth | |
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Coordinates: 47°57′11″N 26°4′21″E / 47.95306°N 26.07250°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Suceava |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Adrian Popoiu[1] (PNL) |
Area | 43.40 km2 (16.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 6,708 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 725500 |
Area code | (+40) 02 30 |
Vehicle reg. | SV |
Website | siretromania |
Siret (Romanian pronunciation:
Administration and local politics
Town council
The town's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 local elections:[3]
Party | Seats | Current Council | ||||||||||
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National Liberal Party (PNL) | 10 | |||||||||||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 5 |
Geography
The town of Siret is located at the north-eastern limit of Suceava County, 2 kilometres (1 mile) from the border with Ukraine. It is one of the main border crossing points in the north of Romania, having both a road border post and a rail connection.
Siret is situated halfway between Chernivtsi and Suceava, on the right bank of the Siret River. The European route E85 crosses the city.
History
During the period 1211–1225, on a hill near Siret a fortress was built by the
The Imperial Russian Army occupied the town in 1770, and, as a consequence, an epidemic of cholera broke out. Together with the rest of Bukovina, Siret was under the imperial rule of the Habsburg monarchy (later Austria-Hungary) from 1775 to 1918.
During the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1774-1918), Siret was a city with a number of important Ukrainian institutions: branches of the Ruska Besida in Bukovina and the Ukrainska Shkola society, the Ukrainian Bursa, etc.[4]
During
Religions
Given the 14th century decline of the
This
There was a Jewish community by the mid-16th century. Zionist activity began at the turn of the 20th century, a time when most of the local Jews worked in commerce. From 1912 to 1918, the mayor was Jewish and the town council included Jews. During World War I, Jews fled in advance of the Imperial Russian Army, and found their property destroyed when they returned. After the union of Bukovina with Romania, the new authorities revoked licenses for Jewish members of the free professions and removed Jewish officials from their posts. In 1930, there were 2,121 Jews or 14% of the town's population. In 1936, Baruch Hager of the Vizhnitz dynasty was named rabbi and opened a yeshiva. During the interwar period, there was activity by Zionist youth movements. On June 20, 1941, just before Romania's entry into World War II, the authorities of the Ion Antonescu regime forced the Jews of Siret to march to Dornești before transporting them to Craiova and Calafat and finally Transnistria (see The Holocaust in Romania). Soviet troops liberated 460 Siret Jews there in 1944; 400 of them subsequently left for Palestine.[5]
Today, most of the population is Romanian Orthodox, with Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Greek-Catholic, and several Evangelical Christian minorities.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1910 | 7,948 | — |
1930 | 9,905 | +24.6% |
1948 | 8,058 | −18.6% |
1956 | 5,664 | −29.7% |
1966 | 8,018 | +41.6% |
1977 | 8,264 | +3.1% |
1992 | 10,071 | +21.9% |
2002 | 9,329 | −7.4% |
2011 | 7,721 | −17.2% |
2021 | 6,708 | −13.1% |
Source: Austrian and Romanian census data and/or official estimates |
Siret reached its peak population in 1992, when more than 10,000 people were living within the town limits. In 2016, Siret had a population of c. 10,000 inhabitants.[6]
At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 6,708. According to the 2011 census data, 7,721 inhabitants lived in Siret, a decrease from the figure recorded at the 2002 census, when the town had a population of 9,329 inhabitants. In 2011, of the total population, 95.85% were ethnic Romanians, 2.55% Ukrainians, 0.72% Poles, 0.42% Germans (Bukovina Germans), and 0.28% Russians (Lipovans). Siret is the eleventh most populated urban locality in Suceava County.
Notable natives
- Yitzhak Artzi - Israeli politician
- Elisabeth Axmann - Romanian-German poet
- Leo Katz (1892–1954) - writer and journalist[7]
- Mykhailo Mykhailyuk Ilkovych - Ukrainian poet
- Elisabeta Lipă - Romanian rower
- Ivan Pavlovich Maksimovich - Ukrainian Colonel of the UGA
- Victorin Ursache - Romanian archbishop
- Antin Varivoda - Ukrainian Commander of the Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen; Colonel of the Ukrainian Galician Army
International relations
Siret is a member of the
Twin towns – sister cities
Siret is
- Altea, Spain - 1991
- Bad Kötzting, Germany - 1991
- Bellagio, Italy - 1991
- Bundoran, Ireland - 1991
- Granville, France - 1991
- Holstebro, Denmark - 1991
- Houffalize, Belgium - 1991
- Meerssen, Netherlands - 1991
- Niederanven, Luxembourg - 1991
- Preveza, Greece - 1991
- Sesimbra, Portugal - 1991
- Sherborne, United Kingdom - 1991
- Karkkila, Finland - 1997
- Oxelösund, Sweden - 1998
- Judenburg, Austria - 1999
- Chojna, Poland - 2004
- Kőszeg, Hungary - 2004
- Sigulda, Latvia - 2004
- Sušice, Czech Republic - 2004
- Türi, Estonia - 2004
- Zvolen, Slovakia - 2007
- Prienai, Lithuania - 2008
- Marsaskala, Malta - 2009
- Dębica, Poland[10]
Gallery
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Statue of Margareta Mușat in downtown Siret
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Petru Mușat High School
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The Chronic Diseases Hospital
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The Old Train Station
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Iacob Zadik House
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Simion Florea Marian House
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Simion Florea Marian Statue
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Teodor V. Ștefanelli Statue
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The Roman Catholic Church
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The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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The Old Evangelical Church (now Orthodox)
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The Jewish Temple
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Archived from the originalon 25 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ISBN 978-081-4793-78-7
- ^ "Populaţia României pe localitati la 1 ianuarie 2016" (in Romanian). INSSE. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Match, Richard (July 20, 1947). "Trouble in Sereth". Review of Seedtime by Leo Katz. The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Partnerstwo Samorządów Siłą Europy". Europa Miast (in Polish). Retrieved 2013-08-13.
External links
- (in Romanian) Siret Town Hall official site
- (in Romanian) Siret unofficial site
- (in Romanian) Laţcu Vodă High School, Siret
- (in Romanian) The Chronic Diseases Hospital of Siret
- (in Romanian) Suceava County site - Siret web page
- (in Romanian) Photo Gallery - Old photos of Siret