Rădăuţi

Name in English: 
Radauts
Name in Ukrainian: 
Радауць-Прут, Радівці
Name in Polish: 
Radowce
Name in German: 
Radautz
Name in Yiddish: 
ראַדעװיץ
Name in Romanian: 
Rădăuţi
Historical-cultural region: 
Bukovina
Administrative History: 

middle of the 14th century - 1775   -   A market town in 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
1880 3,452 30.9
1888 523 families  
1911 7,754  
1930 5,647 33.6
1941 4,763 35.2
1942 62  
1947 6,000  
1962 about 800