Vicovu de Sus

Vicovu de Sus
—  City  —
Vicovu de Sus Location of Vicovu de Sus
Coordinates: 47°55′23″N 25°40′25″E / 47.92306°N 25.67361°E / 47.92306; 25.67361Coordinates: 47°55′23″N 25°40′25″E / 47.92306°N 25.67361°E / 47.92306; 25.67361
Country	Romania
County	Suceava County
Status	Town
Founded	May 1436 (first official record)
Area
– Total	42.55 km2 (16.4 sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	727610
Area code(s)	+40 x 23
Car Plates	SV

Vicovu de Sus (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌvikovu de ˈsus]; German: Oberwikow) is a town in northern Suceava County, on the border with Ukraine. The town administers one village, Bivolărie.

History

It was bought by Ştefan cel Mare for Putna Monastery in the year 1466. The locality, previously a rural commune, received town status in 2004.

Religion

79.05% of the town's residents are Romanian Orthodox, with 19.47% being Pentecostal and 1.26% Baptist.^[1]

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 14,125 people living in this town. Of this population, 97.27% are ethnic Romanians, 2.66% ethnic Rroma, 0.04% ethnic Ukranians and 0.02% ethnic Germans.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=1&judet_id=328&localitate_id=422
2. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=1&judet_id=328&localitate_id=422

External links

• http://www.vicov.ro Vicovu de Sus
• Town Hall
• „Ion Nistor” High School Vicovu de Sus
• Bivolărie High School - Vicovu de Sus
• 1995: Twin towns: Cesson, France - Bivolarie, Vicovu de Sus, Romania