The geodemographic features of a village in Bucovina: Straja

Abstract

Straja is a wonderful Bucovina village, located near the border with Ukraine, which evolved from a modest guard settlement, developed on the slopes of the Putna monastery. A village that has not changed its name throughout history, it comes from the old Slavic language, meaning the place where the guards stay or the place of the vigil, showing the occupation of the inhabitants, that of guarding the road that connected Transylvania with Moldova.

The analysis of statistical data indicates a progressive increase in the number of inhabitants, from 1775 to the present day, an almost unmodified ethnic structure, with more than 90 % Romanians, and a slight predominance of the male population. The town occupies the smallest area among the mountain communes, with a high population density of over 130 people per km².