Podoleni

Commune in Neamț, Romania

46°47′N 26°37′E / 46.783°N 26.617°E / 46.783; 26.617CountryRomaniaCountyNeamțPopulation

(2021-12-01)^[1]

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Podoleni is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Negritești and Podoleni.^[2]^[3]

Demographics

Population

The 2011 Romanian census puts the population of Podoleni at 4,196. This is in comparison to the 2002 census which recorded the population at 5,628. The majority of the population are ethnically Romanian (96.5%), the remaining population's ethnicity is unknown (3.43%).^[4]

Religion

Religion in Podeleni (2011)^[5]

Eastern Orthodox			96.4%
Unknown			3.4%
Catholic			0.1%

Geography

The commune lays 25.6 km away from the Piatra Neamţ municipality, which is the capital of the Neamţ County. The commune is 4,017 hectares in area, the majority of which is dedicated to agricultural use. Only 885 hectares is designated for "town" use.^[3]

History

The village of Podoleni was founded on the bank of the Bistrița river. The villages is first attested in 1479. The Buciuleşti monastery was erected in 1630, and has since fallen in to ruin.^[3]

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Rezultate 2011 – INSTITUTUL NAȚIONAL DE STATISTICĂ" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Prezentare locala – Comuna Podoleni" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
^ "Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune". Recensământul. 2011.
^ "Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune". Recensământul. 2011.