Iacobeni, Suceava

Iacobeni (German: Jakobeny) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages: Iacobeni and Mestecăniș. It included Botoș and Ciocănești villages until 2002, when these were split off to form Ciocănești commune.

Iacobeni German: Jakobeny
Commune
The town hall in Iacobeni
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Iacobeni Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°26′N 25°19′E
Country	Romania
County	Suceava
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Viorel Maxim (PSD)
Area	62.36 km2 (24.08 sq mi)
Elevation	832 m (2,730 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,614
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	727315
Area code	(+40) 02 30
Vehicle reg.	SV
Website	www.comunaiacobeni.ro

The commune is located in the western part of Suceava County, some 100 km (62 mi) from the county seat, Suceava. It lies at an altitude of 832 m (2,730 ft), on the banks of the Bistrița River.

History

Until the mid-20th century the commune was also home to a sizeable Zipser German community (part of the larger Bukovina German population of the county and the entire historical region) which initially settled here during the late 18th century, during the modern period, or in the time of the Habsburg monarchy, and later on, Austria-Hungary.

Administration and local politics

Commune council

The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:^[2]

	Party	Seats	Current Council
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	6
	National Liberal Party (PNL)	5

Gallery

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  Iacobeni by Franz Xaver Knapp (1867)
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  Iacobeni in winter time in 1916
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  Liviu Suhar Technological High School (former mining high school)
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  Iacobeni mining branch
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  DN17 going through Iacobeni
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  Roman Catholic church
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  Evangelical Lutheran church
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  Evangelical Lutheran church (side view)
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  Saint George Orthodox church
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  Mocănița narrow-gauge steam train (model CFI 764-243) at the former forest railway station at Comandău
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  Rural landscape in Iacobeni
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  The Golden Bistrița River flowing through Iacobeni