Frătăuții Vechi

Frătăuții Vechi (German: Alt Fratautz, Alt-Frautautz, Alt-Deutsch-Fratautz) is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages: namely Frătăuții Vechi and Măneuți (Hungarian: Andrásfalva).

Frătăuții Vechi
German: Alt Fratautz or Alt-Deutsch-Fratautz
The town hall and cultural home of Frătăuții Vechi
Location in Suceava County
Frătăuții Vechi
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°54′N 25°53′E
CountryRomania
CountySuceava
Population
 (2021-12-01)
4,782
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SV

From 1786 to 1941, Măneuți village was inhabited by the Székelys of Bukovina. During the 1780s, 16 ethnic German families settled in Frătăuții Vechi in the course of the Josephine colonization (German: Josephinische Siedlung).

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