Câmpulung

Câmpulung lies in the mountain valley of the Moldova River, its name meaning the long field. The settlement was first recorded in 1411 under Prince Alexander the Good. It belonged to a district of mountain villages whose inhabitants enjoyed a measure of self-government. In his description of Moldavia, Dimitrie Cantemir described the district of Câmpulung as having its own laws and leaders and comprising fifteen villages. In 1775 the area passed to the Habsburg monarchy with Bukovina.