Iacobeni, Suceava

Iacobeni (German: Jakobeny) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania.

The commune is located in the western part of Suceava County, some 100 km (62 mi) from the county seat, Suceava.

It lies at an altitude of 832 m (2,730 ft), on the banks of the Bistrița River.

Until the mid-20th century the commune was also home to a sizeable Zipser German community (part of the larger Bukovina German population of the county and the entire historical region) which initially settled here during the late 18th century, during the modern period, or in the time of the Habsburg monarchy, and later on, Austria-Hungary.

The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:[2]