Siret
town in Suceava County, Romania
Siret (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈret]; German: Sereth; Hungarian: Szeretvásár; Ukrainian: Серет, romanized: Seret; Yiddish: סערעט, romanized: Seret) is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical regions of Bukovina and Moldavia. Siret is the 11th largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 6,708 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census. It is one of the oldest towns in Romania and was the capital of the medieval Principality of Moldavia during the late 14th century. Furthermore, the town administers two villages: Mănăstioara (German: St. Onufry) and Pădureni.
Administration and local politics
Town council
The town's former local council had the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 local elections:
The town's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2024 local elections:
Geography
The town of Siret is located at the north-eastern limit of Suceava County, 2 kilometres (1 mile) from the border with Ukraine. It is one of the main border crossing points in the north of Romania, having both a road border post and a rail connection.
Vicșani railway station is west of Siret and functions as the border control point for rail crossings between Romania and the border transit station at Vadul-Siret railway station in Ukraine. The rail is on a standard gauge on the Romanian side and continues as a Russian-style broad gauge into Ukraine.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Siret” is town in Suceava County, Romania. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Siret, town and Suceava, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q587746. VIAF identifies the subject as 129290043. Authority coordinates are 47.950, 26.060. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021, 2020 and 2024.
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