Ciocănești, Suceava
Ciocănești is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages, more specifically Botoș and Ciocănești. These were part of Iacobeni commune until 2002, when they were split off.
History
As it is the case of other rural settlements from Suceava County, Ciocănești was inhabited by a sizeable German community, the Zipser Germans during the modern period up until the mid-20th century, starting as early as the Habsburg period and, later on, the Austro-Hungarian period.
The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections: