.png) Poles in Romania (2002 census) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,137 (2021) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Suceava County | |
| Languages | |
| Polish · Romanian | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Roman Catholicism, but also Greek Catholic and Orthodox | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Polish diaspora |
According to the 2021 Romanian census, 2,137 Poles live in Romania,[1] mainly in the villages of Suceava County (Polish: Suczawa). There are three exclusively Polish villages, as follows: Nowy Sołoniec (Solonețu Nou), Plesza (Pleșa), and Pojana Mikuli (Poiana Micului), as well a significant Polish presence in Kaczyca (Cacica) and Paltynosa (Păltinoasa). There is also a relatively sizable number of ethnic Poles living in the county seat, Suceava (Polish: Suczawa).
Poles in Romania form an officially recognised national minority, having one seat in the Chamber of Deputies (currently held by the Union of Poles of Romania) and access to Polish elementary schools and cultural centres (known as "Polish Houses" or "Dom Polski" in Polish).[2]
- ^ "Population and housing census, 2021 - provisional results | National Institute of Statistics". insse.ro. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ Redacția Orașul Suceava. "Uniunea Polonezilor din România". Orașul Suceava (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 September 2022.