Vama, Suceava

Vama German: Wama
Commune
Vama commune in Suceava County
Coat of arms
Location in Suceava County
Vama Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°33′N 25°43′E
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
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  Irina guest house in Vama
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  Saint Nicholas Romanian Orthodox church in Vama
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  Wooden Orthodox church in Vama
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  The Roman Catholic church of the bygone Bukovina German community in Prisaca Dornei (German: Eisenau)
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  Road in Prisaca Dornei (German: Eisenau)
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  Molid in wintertime

Notable people

• Dimitrie Tușinschi, honorary citizen of Vama.^[3]
• Liviu Giosan (born in Vama)

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
3. 40jähriges Dienstjubiläum des Prim-Präsidenten des Obergerichtes Dr. Dimitrie von Tușinschi In: Czernowitzer Morgenblatt, 31 July 1932, no. 1932, p. 2.