I first wrote about the cities in Transylvania, then about Bucharest. I also said to write about the cities in the area of Moldavia and I chose Iași to be the first city in this picturesque area. Well, now I have chosen to write about Suceava, a city with a rich history. You will not believe how many interesting places you will find in this beautiful city!
Suceava is the municipality of residence of the county of the same name, Bukovina, Romania. It is located in northern Romania. The town is located in the south of the historical region of Bucovina (except for the Burdujeni neighborhood). The town is located in the Suceava Plateau, on the river of the same name, 21 km away from the Siret.
Due to the ethnic and religious diversity before the Second World War (in the city lived Romanians, Germans, Jews, Armenians, Poles, Ruthenians and Czechs with priests for every rite), Rudolf Gassauer called Suceava "a miniature Austria".
It served as the capital of the Principality of Moldavia for almost two centuries, until 1565. The history of the settlement is linked to the names of some of the most famous voivodes of Moldavia, such as
Alexander the Good, Stephan the Great and Petru Rareș.
Points of atractions - Tourist objectives
Museums
Bukovina Village Museum
The Museum of the Bukovina Village is an open-air museum in the city of Suceava, which highlights the popular cultural-architectural heritage of Bucovina. Founded in the 1970s, the museum has seen major development and expansion since the 1990s, and now has more than 30 sites: traditional wooden houses, outbuildings, popular technical installations, craft workshops, community construction. It is located in the eastern part of Suceava, on Parcului Street, near the Suceava Seat Fortress, Pacea Cemetery and Șipote-Cetate Park.
The open-air museum is designed as a traditional Bucovina village and would include at the time of its organization a number of 80 monuments of folk architecture: church, school, peasant households, craft workshops, technical installations, tavern, a mine interior and a mocănița route. The Museum of the Bucovina Village has been included on the List of historical monuments in Suceava County since 2004
National Museum of Bukovina
The Museum of Bukovina (also known as the National Museum of Bukovina, formerly the Society Museum, Suceava City Museum, Regional Museum of Bucovina, Suceava Regional Museum, Suceava County Museum, Bukovina Museum Complex) is the main museum institution in Suceava County. It operates in a building built between 1902-1903, in neoclassical and baroque styles, located on Ștefan cel Mare Street no. 33, in the center of Suceava.
The building of the Museum of Bukovina was included, under the name of Former Prefecture, today the Museum Complex "Bucovina".
The building that currently houses the Museum of Bukovina and its history and art sections was built in the early twentieth century, when the mayor of Suceava was Franz Des Loges, according to the plans of the Austrian architect Julius Bochner. Work on the new building began in the spring of 1902, and was completed in April 1903.
The Royal Inn
The Royal Inn in Suceava is a former medieval inn dating from the seventeenth century, representing the oldest building in Suceava that is not a place of worship and has been preserved in its entirety to this day. The building is located on Ciprian Porumbescu Street no. 5, in the city center. Currently, the Ethnographic Museum "The Royal Inn" operates here, opened in 1968.
The Royal Inn, today the Ethnographic Museum, has been included on the List of historical monuments in Suceava County since 2004.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, there were craft workshops
(especially potters' workshops) in this area. On the site of an older
building, a building with a ground floor and cellars was built at the
end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century.
The Royal Inn in Suceava is the oldest civil building in the city that has been preserved in its entirety. It has two levels (ground floor and first floor), built in different periods.
Historic buildings and areas
Suceava Fortress
The Seat Fortress of Suceava, also known as th Suceava Fortress, is a medieval fortress located on the eastern edge of the city of Suceava (in northeastern Romania). It is located on a terminal spur of a plateau at a height of 70 m from the Suceava meadow. From here, you can see the entire valley of Suceava.
It is preferred to use the term of the Citadel of Suceava and not of the Citadel of Suceava, because in Suceava there were two fortresses: the Citadel of Scave and the Citadel of the West (Cetatea Șcheia), both being built by the voivode Petru I Mușat (approx. 1375 - cca.1391).
The citadel of Suceava was part of the system of fortifications built in Moldova at the end of the 14th century, at the time of the Ottoman danger. The system of medieval fortifications included fortified settlements (royal courts, monasteries with high walls, as well as fortresses of strategic importance) for defense purposes, reinforced with stone walls, earth waves or with deep ditches.
The fortress was built at the end of the 14th century by Petru I Mușat, was fortified in the 15th century by Stephen the Great and destroyed in the 17th century (1675) by Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino. Currently, the Suceava Fortress is in ruins.
Suceava Fortress has been included on the List of historical monuments in Suceava County since 2015
Mirăuți Church
The “SSaint George” Church in Suceava, also known as the Mirăuți Church, is an Orthodox church built in the 14th century and then rebuilt in the 17th century in Suceava. It is located on Mirăuți Street no. 17, near the Royal Court. It is dedicated to Saint George, celebrated every year on April 23.
Between 1402 and 1522, the Mirăuți Church served as the metropolitan cathedral of Moldavia.
Saint George-Mirăuți Church from Suceava has been included on the List of historical monuments in Suceava County since 2015. It is considered to be the oldest church in Suceava. Mirăuți Church is considered by some researchers to be one of the oldest churches in Moldova. The Austrian architect Karl A. Romstorfer and the professor Isidor Onciul record a local tradition according to which the Mirăuți Church was founded by Dragoș Vodă.
Forestry Department Building
The institution that deals with forest management in Suceava County operates in a building of historical value, built in the first half of the twentieth century and located on 1 Mai Boulevard in Suceava, in the Areni neighborhood. The building is part of a complex that includes another building (smaller in size), an artesian well and a parking lot. The yard is populated with coniferous trees and shrubs.
The main building is located on the boulevard and was built in a rustic style, which reflects the field of activity of the hosted institution. The building consists of two bodies arranged perpendicularly, the construction plan having the shape of a cross with unequal sides. On the long sides the building has only one level, and on the short sides, ground floor and first floor.
Places for relaxation and fun
Cathedral of the Nativity
The "Nativity of the Lord" Cathedral in Suceava, also known as the Orthodox Cathedral in Suceava or the Archbishop's Cathedral in Suceava, is an Orthodox place of worship built between 1991-2015 in Suceava. The religious building is located on George Enescu Boulevard no. 2A, near its intersection with Mărășești Street, in the Mărășești-Zamca neighborhood, and is dedicated to the Nativity of the Lord, celebrated on December 25, and the Entry of the Mother of God into the Church, celebrated on November 21.
The Cathedral of Suceava is an imposing building, with a height of over 80 meters, being the third tallest religious building in Romania, after the Metropolitan Cathedral of Timisoara (90 meters) and the Cathedral of the Salvation of the Romanian Nation (130 meters) in Bucharest .
The building is built of neo-Byzantine style brick with elements of Moldovan church architecture. The church has a triconch plan (cross shape), with two semicircular side apses and the altar apse, also semicircular, detached from the rest of the building. Each apse has four windows arranged vertically. The dimensions of the building are impressive: about 70 meters long, 20 meters wide and 80 meters high.
Șipote-Cetate Park
Șipote-Cetate Park (also known as Șipote Park or Cetății Park) is a dendrological park arranged in the southeastern part of Suceava, in the immediate vicinity of the Citadel of Scaun. It is located on the valley of the Șipot and Cetății streams (Târgului or Cacaina stream). The main monument in the park is the equestrian statue of Stefan cel Mare, the work of the sculptor Iftimie Bârleanu, unveiled in 1977.
Șipote-Cetate Park covers an area of 7 hectares. It was arranged between 1975-1977, when alleys, lawns and flower beds were drawn, places for children's playgrounds were arranged, sports fields and a cottage-restaurant were built, decorative elements were placed. .
Other important objectives
"Time" Statue
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