Câmpulung Moldovenesc

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Câmpulung Moldovenesc

Coat of arms

Câmpulung Moldovenesc

Location of Câmpulung Moldovenesc

Coordinates: 47°32′01″N 25°33′22″E / 47.53361, 25.55611

Romania

Suceava County

Government

- Mayor

Gabriel Constantin Şerban (National Liberal Party)

Area

- Total

147 km² (56.8 sq mi)

Population (2002)

- Total

20,076

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

- Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Website: http://www.campulungmoldovenesc.ro/

Câmpulung Moldovenesc (also spelled Cîmpulung Moldovenesc; Hungarian: Hosszúmező, Ukrainian: Довгопілля, Dovhopillja) is a city located in Suceava County, which is in the historical Bukovina region of Moldavia in North Eastern Romania. The city is located on the banks of the Moldova River.

With a population of 20,076 people, Câmpulung Moldovenesc is the second most important city in the county, after the capital Suceava.

The main industries in Câmpulung Moldovenesc are dairy products, lumber, and ecotourism.

Câmpulung Moldovenesc is accessible by both car and train. There are many places of interest located in and around Câmpulung, such as Rarău and Giumalău, which at 1650m and 1857m are the highest peaks in the region. One can also enjoy the forests which surround Câmpulung or visit a monastery in one of the nearby villages.

Panoramic view of Câmpulung Moldovenesc.

There are also several synagogues in the Campulung area. The pre-war Chief Rabbi of Campulung was Rabbi Moses Josef Rubin, a well known Hasidic Judaism figure. In the year 1941 on Yom Kippur, the rabbi's valuable library was destroyed by local nazis. He was mistreated and was given a document to sign which stated that he had hidden dynamite in the synagogue to be used in acts of sabotage. Because he refused to sign this disgraceful document, he and his son Samuel were harnessed to a cart loaded with stolen goods and driven at revolver point, under a rain of blows to a specific location. All the synagogues in the city were robbed of their valuables.

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(Hebrew) Kimpolung-Bukovina Jewish Community

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