Bilca

Bilca
Commune
Bilca wooden church
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Location in Suceava County Location in Suceava County
Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Suceava
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Zaharie Rusu (PNL)
Area	22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Elevation	408 m (1,339 ft)
Population  ()
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
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, 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

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  Bilca wooden church
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  Wooden church
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  The river Bilca Mare