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Broșteni, Suceava

Field	Value
type	town
county	Suceava
official_name	Broșteni
image_shield	ROU SV Brosteni CoA.png
image_skyline	Biserica de lemn din Broşteni.jpg
image_caption	Saint Nicholas Wooden Church in Broșteni
image_map	Brosteni jud Suceava.png
map_caption	Location in Suceava County
leader_name	Alexandru Hurjui
leader_term	2024–2028
leader_party	PNL
coordinates
elevation	630
area_total	424.40
population_total	auto
postal_code	727075
area_code	(+40) 02 30
website

|2002 |6603 |2011 |5388 |2021 |5179

Broșteni is a town in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania. Broșteni is the fourteenth largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 5,179 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census. It was declared a town in 2004, along with seven other localities in Suceava County. The town administers the former villages of Hăleasa, Lungeni, and Neagra (which became neighborhoods in 2004), and Cotârgași, Dârmoxa, Frasin, Holda, Holdița, and Pietroasa (with the status of associated villages).

History

Broșteni is a former mining community located on the banks of the river Bistrița, between the Bistrița Mountains and the Stânișoara Mountains. It administers a total area of 424.40 km2 – the largest area being administered by a single locality in Suceava County. The national road between Vatra Dornei and Piatra Neamț is the main communication way for Broșteni, which is not connected to the national railway system.

Natives

Paul Antoche (born 1992), footballer
Mihai Băcescu (1908–1999), zoologist
Andrei Cornea (born 1999), Olympic gold medalist in rowing
Leon Mrejeriu (1879–1945), teacher, folklorist, and journalist

Gallery

File:Le village de Brochteni dep de Soutchava.jpg|Broșteni, during the early 20th century

References

"Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.

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