Mușenița facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mușenița
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Rural landscape from Băineț, Mușenița
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Location in Suceava County
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 Mușenița
Location in Romania
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| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Suceava | |
| Area | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) | |
| Population
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| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) | |
| Postal code |
727390
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Mușenița is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of five villages, namely: Baineț (the commune center), Climăuți, Mușenița, Vășcăuți, and Vicșani.
The commune is located in the northeastern part of the county, on the border with Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine, at a distance of 12 km (7.5 mi) from the town of Siret. The river Ruda flows through Baineț and Vicșani villages, discharging into the Suceava River in the neighboring Dornești commune, while the river Grăvan flows through Vășcăuți village, discharging into the Siret River.
Vicșani railway station serves the Căile Ferate Române Line 500, which starts in Bucharest and ends at the Romania–Ukraine border here.
The Mușenița gas field is located on the territory of the commune.
Notable people
- Otto Babiasch, German-Romanian (of Bukovina German origin) Olympic boxer
- Nichita Danilov, Russian-Romanian poet (of Lipovan origin)
- Dumitru Ivanov, Romanian rower
Gallery
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The Roman Catholic church in Baineț
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Lipovan Orthodox church in Climăuți
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Roman Catholic church in Vicșani
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The old wooden church in Mușenița
See also
In Spanish: Mușenița para niños
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