Vatra Dornei

Vatra Dornei
—  Municipality  —
Vatra Dornei Location of Vatra Dornei
Coordinates: 47°20′46″N 25°21′34″E
Country	Romania
County	Suceava County
Status	Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Ioan Moraru (National Liberal Party)
Area
• Total	144.34 km2 (55.73 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	17,864
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.vatra-dornei.ro/

Vatra Dornei (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌvatra ˈdornej]; German: Dorna Watra, Hungarian: Dornavátra) is a city and a spa and ski resort in the north of Romania, in Suceava County. The city administers three villages: Argestru, Roşu and Todireni.

Until the 1950s it had a mixed population of Romanians, Ukrainians, Jews and Germans.^{[citation needed]} The large synagogue and a picturesque Jewish cemetery bear witness to the Jewish presence in the area.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 16,321 people living in this town. Of this population, 98.10% are ethnic Romanians, 0.66% are ethnic Germans, 0.58% ethnic Hungarians, 0.33% ethnic Rroma, 0.13% ethnic Ukrainians and 0.06% ethnic Jews.