Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Poiana Micului

Poiana Micului, or "Little Glade", is a village in Suceava County, municipality of Humor Monestary, Romania. It is located in the northern section of Romania.

SRTM Topographic date from NASA and World Imagery - NASA World Wind & 3Dem & Inkscape located on Wikipedia's "Suceava" entry
This village was located in historical Bukovina, which is where my mother's matrilineal line originates. The below map shows Bukovina highlighted in green.

Map of Bukovina found on Wikipedia's "Bukovina" entry
Poiana Micului is located in the southern portion of Bukovina, close to the Gurahumora dot on the below map.

http://www.bukovinasociety.org/map1910.html

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