Frasin

Frasin (German: Frassin or Fraßin) is a town in Suceava County, mountainous northeastern Romania.

The town's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:[3] Frasin is surrounded by the Bukovina Ridges of the Obcinele Mari, on the banks of Moldova River, between Câmpulung Moldovenesc and Gura Humorului, on European route E58.

One big step towards good development for Frasin took place in 1816 when a potassium factory was built.

Until 1918, Frasin was part of the Austrian monarchy (the province of Bukovina remained an Austrian crown land (German: Kronland) after the compromise of 1867), in the Câmpulung district, one of the 9 Bezirkshauptmannschaften of the province.

[4] Frasin is located in the historical region of Bukovina where visitors can admire a whole number of painted medieval churches with World Heritage status.

Roman Catholic church in Frasin, formerly belonging to the bygone German community of the town.