Arbore German:Deutsch-Arbora | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Suceava County | |
  Arbore Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:47°44′N25°56′E / 47.733°N 25.933°E /47.733; 25.933 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Dan Tiperciuc (PSD) |
Area | 66.1 km2 (25.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 6,887 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 727015 |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
| Website | primariarbore |
Arbore (German:Deutsch-Arbora) is acommune located inSuceava County,Bukovina, northeasternRomania. It is composed of three villages: namely Arbore, Bodnăreni, and Clit.
The commune is located in the central-north part of the county, 37 km (23 mi) northwest of the county seat,Suceava. It lies on the banks of the riverSolca, whose tributary, theSaca, flows into the Solca in Arbore.
Arbore is best known forits church, dedicated toSaint John the Baptist. Its painted church was the first painted church to be included on theUNESCOWorld Heritage List of theChurches of Moldavia.
The monastery and the commune are named after theboyarLuca Arbore who built the church in 1503. The construction of the church was completed in about 5 months. Its exterior paintings date from 1541 and were made byDragoș Coman. Painting the church took about 40 years.
The outside paintings on the western wall are the most well preserved, as opposed to those on the northern facade, which suffered extensive weather-related damage. This damage arose mostly because the church roof was plundered by maraudingCossack troops and melted to make bullets (the original roof was made of lead).
Due to its more modest dimensions, the inside of the church consists of only 3 chambers:pronaos,naos and altar. The burial chamber seen in other Moldavian churches (gropniță) is merged with the pronaos. It contains the tombs of hetman Luca Arbore and his family.
The inside painting also includes two votive paintings, depicting hetman Arbore and his family offering the church to God through the intercession of Saint John the Baptist. The reason for having two (rather than one) votive paintings is not clear, although some speculate that they were necessary to depict all children in the boyar's numerous family (even so, some are still not included).
Moldavia (1388–1775)
Habsburg Monarchy (1775–1804)
Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
Austria-Hungary,Cisleithania (1867–1918)
Kingdom of Romania (1918–1947)
Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965)
Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)
Romania (1989–present)As it is the case of other rural settlements fromSuceava County, Arbore (German:Deutsch-Arbora) was previously inhabited by a sizeable German community, more specifically byBukovina Germans during themodern period up until the mid 20th century, starting as early as theHabsburg period and, later on, theAustro-Hungarian period.[2]
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