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Travel in Bucovina with Hutulca Steam Train (Romania)

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Enable subtitle The train and the music are named after Hutsul, the ethnic goup living in this area of Bukovina. The route of Hutulca begins in Moldovita village (in Bukovina region, Romania) and it continues near the river with the same name. Along the entire route (10.5 Km) you will be able to admire the picturesque landscape of Bukovina, dominated by gentle hills, haystacks collected from the large fields and old settlements built using local architectural model. The "mocanita" (narrow railways train) Hutulca is today a charming tourist attraction of the whole region and brings joy to both those passionate about steam locomotives, as well as those who want to relax admiring the beauty of wild nature. Narrow gauge railway from Moldovita was built by Louis Ortieb, a sawmill owner in Munich, and was opened in 1888 for the transport of wooden mass. Originally, the route was 23.9 kilometers long, but over the years the route has been developed and the whole system has reached in 1987 a length of 73 km. Line of Moldovita was used until 2001 for transportation of wooden mass. Starting July 2005 this line is operated by a private company, S.C. Calea Ferata Ingusta S.R.L. (Narrow Railways LLC) for tourism purposes and the current route has a length of 10.5 km. Tourist train with steam loco in Bukovina. Narrow gauge railway from Moldovita was built by Louis Ortieb, a sawmill owner in Munich, and was opened in 1888 for the transport of wooden mass. Originally, the route was 23.9 kilometers long – from Moldovita to Rososa – but over the years the route has been developed and the whole system has reached in 1987 a length of 73 km. Line of Moldovita was used until 2001 for transportation of wooden mass. Starting July 2005 this line is operated by a private company, S.C. Calea Ferata Ingusta S.R.L.(Narrow Railways LLC, under the command of Mr. Georg Hocevar) for tourism purposes and the current route has a length of 10.5 km. The route of Hutulca begins in Moldovita village and it continues near the river with the same name. Access to departure station is quite easy since there are signs in both Romanian and English that lead visitors there. Along the entire route, which ends in Argel village, you will be able to admire the picturesque landscape of Bukovina, dominated by gentle hills, haystacks collected from the large fields and old settlements built using local architectural model. Mocanita Hutulca is today a charming tourist attraction of the whole region and brings joy to both those passionate about steam locomotives, as well as those who want to relax admiring the beauty of wild nature. Tourists arriving in this area of Bukovina have the opportunity to visit other famous attractions in Moldovita, such as Moldovita Monastery or the Museum of Painted Eggs – Lucia Condrea. Moldoviţa Monastery is a beautiful place of worship enrolled in UNESCO World Heritage List since 1993. Access to this area is done very easily, Moldovita being located at a distance of about 30 km from the city of Campulung Moldovenesc and about 70 km from Suceava. S.C. Calea Ferata Ingusta S.R.L. offer railway tourism on another three Romanian narrow gauge railway lines: Brad-Criscior, Abrud-Campeni and Covasna-Comandau Calea ferata cu ecartament îngust de la Moldovița a fost construită de un proprietar de gater din Munchen, Louis Ortieb, și dată în folosință în anul 1888 pentru transport de masă lemnoasă de la pădure la gater. În anul 1909 linia a fost preluată de la fondul bisericesc care a schimbat ecartamentul liniei de la 800 de milimetri la ecartament standardizat 760 de milimetri. Inițial, traseul mocăniței avea 23,9 de kilometri, de la Moldovița la Roșoșa, însă în decursul anilor s-au mai construit o mulțime de variante și tot sistemul a ajuns în anul 1987 cu înființarea porțiunii Râșcovei – Râșca dreaptă + Arsuri la o lungime de 73 de kilometri. Linia de la Moldovița a fost folosită până în anul 2001 pentru transport de masă lemnoasă. Începând cu iulie 2005, linia este administrată de Asociația pentru păstrarea liniilor înguste din România, administrată de austriacul Georg Hocevar, cunoscut ca salvator al mai multor linii cu ecartament îngust din România. În prezent, linia are 10,5 kilometri.