Breaza is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Breaza, Breaza de Sus and Pârâu Negrei.
Breaza | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Suceava County | |
  Breaza Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′N 25°20′E / 47.617°N 25.333°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,360 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
The commune shares its name with Breaza, Prahova County, its name being derived from a Slavic word, breza, meaning "birch tree".[2]
Breaza is located at a distance of 359 km north of Bucharest, 69 km west of Suceava.
Population
editThe commune includes the following villages:
- Breaza (1159 inhabitants)
- Breaza de Sus (333 inhabitants)
- Pârâu Negrei (198 inhabitants)
According to the 2002 census, there were 1,690 people living in the commune, all of them Romanians.[3] According to the 2011 census, 98.88% are Romanians and 0.86% of unknown ethnicity. All the inhabitants of the commune called Romanian their native language.[citation needed]
As of religion, the composition of the population of the commune today is: 99.1% Orthodox, 0.7% Adventeists, 0.2% Pentecostals.
References
edit- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 80. OCLC 460710897.
- ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
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