Bilca

Bilca
Bilca
Commune
	Bilca wooden church
	Coat of arms
	Location in Suceava County
	Bilca Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 47°55′N 25°46′E / 47.917°N 25.767°E
Country	Romania
County	Suceava
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Zaharie Rusu (PNL)
Area	22 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	408 m (1,339 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	3,930
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	727100
Area code	(+40) 02 30
Vehicle reg.	SV
Website	primaria-bilca.ro

Bilca (German: Bilka) is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Bilca.

The commune is located in the northern extremity of the county, on the Romania–Ukraine border. It lies on the left bank of the Suceava River; its left tributary, the Bilca Mare (which forms part of the border with Ukraine), flows into the Suceava near the village of Bilca.

Bilca is crossed by national road DN2E [ro], which starts in Grănicești, 31 km (19 mi) to the southeast, goes through the nearby city of Rădăuți, and ends in Putna, 17 km (11 mi) to the southwest. The county seat, Suceava, is located 53 km (33 mi) to the southeast.

The Bilca gas field is situated on the territory of the commune.

Notable people

Traian Brăileanu (1882 – 1947), sociologist and politician
George Tofan (1880 – 1920), writer and journalist

Gallery

Bilca wooden church
Wooden church
The river Bilca Mare

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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