Suceava

Name in German: 
Suczawa (Sotschen)
Name in Hebrew: 
סוצ'אבה
Name in Yiddish: 
שאָץ (Sotz)
Historical-cultural region: 
Bukovina
Administrative History: 

1388 - 1564   -   The capital of the Principality of Moldavia

1775 - 1849    -   Under the rule of Austrian Habsburgs, part of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria

1849 - 1918    -    Under the rule of Austrian Habsburgs, Duchy of Bukovina

1918 - 1947    -    Kingdom of Romania

1947-1965      -    Romanian People's Republic

1965 - 1989    -    Socialist Republic of Romania

Population Data: 
Year          Jews          Percentage
of Jews in
total population
1774   203  
1791   170 (families)  
1828   73 (families)  
1880   3,750  37.1
1930   3,496  34.2
1941   3,253  23.7
1942  27  
1945  4,000  
1948  2,438  
1971  500