Ițcani

For the village in Bacău County, see Plopana.
A road through Ițcani

Ițcani (German: Itzkany) is a neighborhood of Suceava, Romania, located some 5 km northwest of the city center.

It was established in the 15th century, following a 1453 document issued by Alexăndrel, Prince of Moldavia. In the 1780s 8 ethnic German families settled here in the course of the Josephine colonization.[1]

Suceava North railway station is located in Ițcani.

References

  1. ↑ Welsch, Sophie A. (1986). "The Bukovina-Germans During the Habsburg Period: Settlement, Ethnic Interaction, Contributions" (PDF). Immigrants & Minorities.
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Coordinates: 47°40′32″N 26°14′08″E / 47.675477°N 26.235572°E / 47.675477; 26.235572

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