Cacica Kaczyka | |
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 The salt mine in Cacica (September 2007) | |
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 Location in Suceava County | |
  Cacica Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:47°38′N25°54′E / 47.633°N 25.900°E /47.633; 25.900 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Petru Tudosi[1] (PNL) |
Area | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,963 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
| Website | www |
Cacica (Polish:Kaczyka, German:Kaczika) is acommune inSuceava County, in the historical region ofBukovina, northeasternRomania. The commune is located in the central part of the county, 17 km (11 mi) from the town ofGura Humorului, 34 km (21 mi) from the city ofRădăuți, and 28 km (17 mi) from the county seat,Suceava. At the2011 census, 74.8% of inhabitants wereRomanians, 20.2%Poles, and 4.4%Ukrainians. Its Polish inhabitants are descended from settlers who arrived there at the turn of the 19th century during theHabsburg period.
The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the2020 Romanian local elections:[3]
| Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||||
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| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 7 | ||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 4 | ||||||||
| Union of Poles of Romania (UPR) | 2 | ||||||||
The commune is composed of five villages: namely Cacica, Maidan, Pârteștii de Sus (the commune center), Runcu, and Solonețu Nou.
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Solonețu Nou (Polish:Nowy Sołoniec) is one of thePolish villages inSuceava County, in the historical region ofBukovina, northeasternRomania. It was established in 1834 by 30 Polish families in theSoloneț river valley.
A Polish school was founded in the village in 1870. 523 people from the village were deported to Poland after 1945 and the school was closed. Some Poles settled inZłotnik, Poland.[4] After theRomanian Revolution of 1989, the Polish school was reopened. In 1995 there were 718 inhabitants in the village. The Polish community from Solonețu Nou (together with those ofSolca,Pleșa,Racova, andArbore) has 365 families with 1046Roman Catholics of Polish ethnicity.
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