Vama, Suceava

Commune in Suceava, Romania

Vama German: Wama
Commune
Vama commune in Suceava County
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
47°33′N 25°43′E / 47.550°N 25.717°E / 47.550; 25.717
Country	Romania
County	Suceava
Population (2021-12-01)^[1]	5,413
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	SV

Vama (German: Wama) is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of four villages: namely Molid, Prisaca Dornei (German: Eisenau), Strâmtura, and Vama. The locality was a town until 1950 when it lost its urban status.

Administration and local politics

Communal 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
	National Liberal Party (PNL)	5
	Save Romania Union (USR)	4
	PRO Romania (PRO)	2
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	2
	People's Movement Party (PMP)	1
	Independent politician (Axentioi Severin)	1

Gallery

Vama village
Irina guest house in Vama
Saint Nicholas Romanian Orthodox church in Vama
Wooden Orthodox church in Vama
The Roman Catholic church of the bygone Bukovina German community in Prisaca Dornei (German: Eisenau)
Road in Prisaca Dornei (German: Eisenau)
Molid in wintertime

Natives

Liviu Giosan

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.