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Câmpulung Moldovenesc (also spelled Cîmpulung Moldovenesc; , ) is a city located in Suceava County
Suceava County

Suceava is a county of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava....
, which is in the historical Bukovina
Bukovina

Bukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains. It is currently split between Romania and Ukraine....
 region of Moldavia in North Eastern Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
. The city is located on the banks of the Moldova River
Moldova River

The Moldova River is a river of Romania, in the historical regions of Romania of Moldavia. The river rises from a crest of Bukovina in Suceava County and joins the Siret River near the city of Roman, Romania in Neamt County....
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With a population of 20,076 people, Câmpulung Moldovenesc is the second most important city in the county, after the capital Suceava
Suceava

Suceava is the capital city of the Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania....
. The main industries in Câmpulung Moldovenesc are dairy product
Dairy product

Dairy products are generally defined as foodstuffs produced from milk. They are usually high-energy-yielding food products. A production plant for such processing is called a dairy or a dairy factory....
s, lumber
Lumber

Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from logging through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
, and ecotourism
Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism, that appeals to ecologically and socially conscious individuals. Generally speaking, ecotourism focuses on volunteering, personal growth and learning new ways to live on the planet....
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Câmpulung Moldovenesc is accessible by both car and train.






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Câmpulung Moldovenesc (also spelled Cîmpulung Moldovenesc; , ) is a city located in Suceava County
Suceava County

Suceava is a county of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava....
, which is in the historical Bukovina
Bukovina

Bukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains. It is currently split between Romania and Ukraine....
 region of Moldavia in North Eastern Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
. The city is located on the banks of the Moldova River
Moldova River

The Moldova River is a river of Romania, in the historical regions of Romania of Moldavia. The river rises from a crest of Bukovina in Suceava County and joins the Siret River near the city of Roman, Romania in Neamt County....
.

With a population of 20,076 people, Câmpulung Moldovenesc is the second most important city in the county, after the capital Suceava
Suceava

Suceava is the capital city of the Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania....
. The main industries in Câmpulung Moldovenesc are dairy product
Dairy product

Dairy products are generally defined as foodstuffs produced from milk. They are usually high-energy-yielding food products. A production plant for such processing is called a dairy or a dairy factory....
s, lumber
Lumber

Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from logging through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
, and ecotourism
Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism, that appeals to ecologically and socially conscious individuals. Generally speaking, ecotourism focuses on volunteering, personal growth and learning new ways to live on the planet....
.

Câmpulung Moldovenesc is accessible by both car and train. There are many places of interest located in and around Câmpulung, such as Rarau and Giumalau, which at 1650m and 1857m are the highest peaks in the region. One can also enjoy the forests which surround Câmpulung or visit a monastery in one of the nearby villages.
Campulung Moldovenesc
There are also several synagogues
Synagogue

A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer.Synagogues usually have a large hall for prayer , smaller rooms for study and sometimes a social hall and offices....
 in the Campulung area. The pre-war Chief Rabbi of Campulung was Rabbi Moses Josef Rubin
Moses Josef Rubin

Rabbi Moses Josef Rubin was a Hasidic Judaism Jewish cleric in Romania and later in the United States , a scion of the Seret .Biography...
, a well known Hasidic Judaism figure. In the year 1941 on Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur , also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays. Its central themes are Atonement in Judaism and Repentance in Judaism....
, the rabbi's valuable library was destroyed by local Iron Guard hoodlums. He was mistreated and was given a document to sign which stated that he had hidden dynamite in the synagogue to be used in acts of sabotage. Because he refused to sign this disgraceful document, he and his son Samuel were harnessed to a cart loaded with stolen goods and driven at revolver point, under a rain of blows to a specific location. All the synagogues in the city were robbed of their valuables.

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