Fundu Moldovei
Fundu Moldovei is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of ten villages, namely: Botuș, Botușel, Braniștea, Colacu, Delnița, Deluț, Fundu Moldovei, Obcina Ursului, Plai, and Smida Ungurenilor.
The commune was previously inhabited by a significant community of Zipser Germans during the modern period up until the mid 20th century.
Fundu Moldovei is also part of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.
History
As it is the case of other former mining rural settlements from Suceava County, Fundu Moldovei was previously inhabited by a sizeable German community, more specifically by 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: