Solca
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Solca (; ; ) is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Solca is the smallest town in the county and the third-smallest town in Romania, with a population of 2,405 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census. Its name is derived from that of the river flowing through it, in turn derived from Slavic sol ("salt") – in reference to the area's salty springs. Solca is known for its high quality air, for being a former spa, and for the beer that was manufactured here.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- town
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Suceava
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Suceava County
- Romanian subdivision.official_name
- Solca
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU SV Solca CoA.png
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Solca jud Suceava.png
- Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
- Centrul civic Solca.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_caption
- Tomșa Vodă Street, the town center
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Cornel Țehaniuc
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
- Romanian subdivision.area_total_km2
- 64.63
- Romanian subdivision.elevation_m
- 509
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Solca (; ; ) is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Solca is the smallest town in the county and the third-smallest town in Romania, with a population of 2,405 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census. Its name is derived from that of the river flowing through it, in turn derived from Slavic sol ("salt") – in reference to the area's salty springs. Solca is known for its high quality air, for being a former spa, and for the beer that was manufactured here.
== Geography == thumb|left|The town of Solca (), as seen from the local stadium
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Solca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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