Dornești

Dornești (German: Kriegsdorf, Hungarian: Hadikfalva, popularly also known in Romanian as Hadic, a shortened form of its Hungarian name) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania.

Moldavia (1388–1775) Habsburg Monarchy (1775–1804) Austrian Empire (1804–1867) Austria-Hungary, Cisleithania (1867–1918) Kingdom of Romania (1918–1947) Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965) Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989) Romania (1989–present) As it is the case of other rural settlements from Suceava County, Dornești (Hungarian: Hadikfalva, German: Kriegsdorf) was previously inhabited by a small German community, more specifically by Bukovina Germans (German: Bukowinadetusche or Buchenlanddeutsche) during the modern period up until the mid 20th century, starting as early as the Habsburg period and, later on, the Austro-Hungarian period.

However, the main ethnic group of the commune was that of the Székelys of Bukovina well into the times of the Kingdom of Romania.

Other smaller ethnic groups registered at the time in the commune included Jews (1.72%) and Poles (0.93%).

In addition, the vast majority of the inhabitants of Dornești were Roman Catholic.