Cârlibaba
title: "Cârlibaba" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-in-suceava-county", "localities-in-southern-bukovina", "mining-communities-in-romania"] topic_path: "general/communes-in-suceava-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cârlibaba" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | commune |
| county | Suceava |
| official_name | Cârlibaba |
| other_name |
| | subdivisions | Cârlibaba, Cârlibaba Nouă, Iedu, Șesuri, Țibău, | | image_shield | ROU SV Carlibaba CoA.png | | image_skyline | Kirlibaba.jpg | | image_caption | Cârlibaba in July 2009 | | image_map | Carlibaba jud Suceava.png | | map_caption | Location in Suceava County | | leader_name | Gabriel-Michael Danciu | | leader_party | PNL | | leader_term | 2024–2028 | | coordinates | | | elevation | 946 | | area_total_km2 | 272 | | population_total | auto | | postal_code | 727110 | | area_code | +40 x30 | | website | | ::
|type = commune |county = Suceava |official_name = Cârlibaba |other_name =
|subdivisions = Cârlibaba, Cârlibaba Nouă, Iedu, Șesuri, Țibău, Valea Stânei |image_shield = ROU SV Carlibaba CoA.png |image_skyline = Kirlibaba.jpg |image_caption = Cârlibaba in July 2009 |image_map = Carlibaba jud Suceava.png |map_caption = Location in Suceava County |leader_name = Gabriel-Michael Danciu |leader_party = PNL |leader_term = 2024–2028 |coordinates = |elevation = 946 |elevation_min = |elevation_max = |area_total_km2 = 272 |population_as_of = |population_total = auto |population_footnotes = |postal_code = 727110 |area_code = +40 x30 |website = Cârlibaba ( or Kirlibaba; ) is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of six villages, namely: Cârlibaba (Veche; also the commune seat), Cârlibaba Nouă (), Iedu (), Șesuri (), Țibău (), and Valea Stânei ().
Other names
In standard German (i.e. Hochdeutsch), Cârlibaba Veche is known as Mariensee whereas Cârlibaba Nouă is known as Ludwigsdorf.
Demographics
At the 2002 census, 85.3% of inhabitants were Romanians, 9% Germans (more specifically Bukovina Germans and Zipser Germans), and 5.4% Ukrainians. 85.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 13.1% Roman Catholic.
At the 2011 census, 89.05% of inhabitants were Romanians, 5.07% Germans (more specifically Bukovina Germans and Zipser Germans) and 4.08 Ukrainians. For the rest of 1.81% inhabitants, their ethnicity was registered as unknown. 84.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 12.17% Roman Catholic. For the rest of 1.81% inhabitants, their religious confession was registered as unknown.
History
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|title = Historical affiliations |fontsize = 85%|quote= 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)
Along with the rest of Bukovina, Cârlibaba formed part of the Principality of Moldavia until 1774, when it was occupied by Russia, and soon handed over to Austria. Under Austria and Austria-Hungary, the commune was inhabited by a sizeable number of Zipser German mining colonists (part of the broader Bukovina German community of the historical region of Bukovina and Suceava County).
During World War I, on 18–23 January 1915, it was the site of a battle between the Polish Legions and Russian troops, won by the Poles. A memorial to the fallen Polish soldiers was erected in 1932 near the Saint Louis church.
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:
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| Party | Seats | Current Council | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 5 | ||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 4 | ||
| People's Movement Party (PMP) | 1 | ||
| PRO Romania (PRO) | 1 | ||
| :: |
Gallery
File:Kirlibaba-evang.jpg|Evangelical Lutheran church File:Kirlibaba-kath.jpg|Roman Catholic church File:Casa de pe stanca - panoramio.jpg|The house on the rock () File:Carlibaba01.jpg|Traditional Romanian houses File:Carlibaba02.jpg|Local horse-drawn cart File:RO SV Valea Stânei.JPG|Valea Stânei constituent village in August 2021 File:Lajosfalva und Kirlibaba (BildID 15716732).jpg|Cârlibaba during World War I File:Ort Kirlibaba (BildID 15665153).jpg|Cârlibaba in 1917 File:Cârlibaba grave1.JPG|Grave of Polish soldiers fallen in the Battle of Cârlibaba
References
References
- [https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale09062024v2/ Local election results 2024]
- Sophie Welisch. (1990). "Sophie Welisch - Bukovina Villages/Towns/Cities and Their Germans". Bukovina Society of the Americas, Ellis, Kansas.
- Dr. Claus Stephani/Dr. Sophie A. Welisch. (23 January 1979). "The boundary crossing was the bridge/The founding of the Zipser settlement near Cirlibaba". The Bukovina Society of the Americas/Neuer Weg, (Bucharest) Vol. 31, Nr. 9232, January 23, 1979, p. 6.
- Smoliński, Aleksander. (2022). "Kirlibaba 1915". [[Institute of National Remembrance.
- Smoliński, pp. 35
- "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020". Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă.
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