Community: Brusturi
Brusturi commune is situated at the contact area between the Moldovenesc Plateau and Moldovei Sub-Carpathians, the relief of the commune comprises a hilly part from the Sub-Carpathian area and a plain part. The woody hills and pastures which surround it offer an extraordinary view. It is formed out of 4 villages, Brusturi, Poiana, Târzia, Groşi. It has 3900 inhabitants and 3000 ha of land. It is attested ever since the days of Stephan the Great when the free peasant-fighters from Pârâul Alb (Razboieni) were given properties.
Brusturi commune is the place where Sadoveanu used to say he drank the living water of the Romanian spirit that he never forgot.
History
Brusturi commune, in its actual structure, comprises 4 villages: Brusturi, Poiana, Târzia and Groşi. About the Brusturi village the legend has it that is was founded by the Motocesti free peasants around the year 1359, when Dragoş from Maramureş settled. The broadest information about Brusturi village is given, however, by the Geographic Dictionar
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Local resources
The specific activities are agriculture, animal breeding, plant growing and wood transformation.
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Traditions
A traditional Moldavian feast is the "Mărţişor", symbol of spring. In March, everybody wears pinned on their clothes, on their chests, two braided threads - red and white, which signify nature's rebirth.
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