Liteni

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = town

|county = Suceava

|official_name = Liteni

|image_flag =

|image_shield = ROU SV Liteni CoA.jpg

|image_skyline = Biserica Sf. Nicolae din Liteni3.jpg

|image_caption = St. Nicholas church in Liteni

|image_map = Liteni jud Suceava.png

|map_caption = Location in Suceava County

|leader_name = Tomiță Onisii{{cite web|url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final|title=Results of the 2020 local elections|publisher=Central Electoral Bureau|access-date=9 June 2021|df=dmy-all}}

|leader_party = PNL

|term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|47|31|12|N|26|31|55|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}

|elevation = 235

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 72.63

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 727335

|area_code = (+40) 02 30

|website = {{url|http://www.primarialiteni.ro/}}

}}

Liteni ({{langx|de|Leiten}})Franz Adolf Wickenhauser: Moldawa oder Beiträge zu einem Urkundenbuche für die Moldau und Bukovina. Heft 1: Die Urkunden des Klosters Moldowiza. Jacob & Holzhausen u. a., Wien u. a. 1862, S. 212. is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. Liteni is the ninth-largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 8,878 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census. It was declared a town in 2004, along with seven other localities in Suceava County. The town administers five villages: Corni, Roșcani, Rotunda, Siliștea and Vercicani.

{{Historical populations

|source = Official Romanian census data

|2002 | 9,851

|2011 | 9,398

|2022 | 8,878

}}

Liteni is located in the south-eastern part of Suceava County, near the confluence of the Suceava River and the Siret River. The town of Dolhasca is nearby. Despite being a town, Liteni has a rural aspect in many areas and the main occupation of its inhabitants is agriculture.

Administration and local politics

= Town council =

The town's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:{{Cite web|language=ro|url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/data/json/sicpv/pv/pv_vs_final.json|format=Json|title=Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020|publisher=Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă|accessdate=2020-11-02}}

class="wikitable"

! style="background:#ccc" |

! style="background:#ccc" | Party

! style="background:#ccc" | Seats

! style="background:#ccc" colspan="11" | Current Council

| National Liberal Party (PNL)

| style="text-align: right" | 11

| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}

| Social Democratic Party (PSD)

| style="text-align: right" | 3

| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}

|

| People's Movement Party (PMP)

| style="text-align: right" | 2

| {{party color cell|People's Movement Party}}

|

| Independent (Ceornei Gheorghe)

| style="text-align: right" | 1

| {{party color cell|Independent}}

|

References

External links

{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.primarialiteni.ro/ Liteni Town Hall official site]
{{in lang|ro}} [http://judetulsuceava.ro/localitati/orase/liteni/ Suceava County site – Liteni web page]

{{Gallery

|File:Gara Liteni2.jpg|The old railway station in Liteni

|File:Corni vedere deal 1.jpg|Corni

}}

Category:Towns in Romania

Category:Populated places in Suceava County

Category:Localities in Western Moldavia