Cârlibaba
Cârlibaba is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of six villages, namely: Cârlibaba, Cârlibaba Nouă, Iedu, Șesuri, Țibău, and Valea Stânei.
Other names
In standard German, Cârlibaba Veche is known as Mariensee whereas Cârlibaba Nouă is known as Ludwigsdorf.Demographics
At the 2002 census, 85.3% of inhabitants were Romanians, 9% Germans, and 5.4% Ukrainians. 85.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 13.1% Roman Catholic.At the 2011 census, 89.05% of inhabitants were Romanians, 5.07% Germans and 4.08 Ukrainians. For the rest of 1.81% inhabitants, their ethnicity was registered as unknown. 84.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 12.17% Roman Catholic. For the rest of 1.81% inhabitants, their religious confession was registered as unknown.
History
Along with the rest of Bukovina, Cârlibaba formed part of the Principality of Moldavia until 1774, when it was occupied by Russia, and soon handed over to Austria. Under Austria and Austria-Hungary, the commune was inhabited by a sizeable number of Zipser German mining colonists.During World War I, on 18–23 January 1915, it was the site of a battle between the Polish Legions and Russian troops, won by the Poles. A memorial to the fallen Polish soldiers was erected in 1932 near the Saint Louis church.