A village in the Romanian county of Suceava, in the Northern part of the country, was named Romania's Cultural Village for 2014 in the first edition of the event designed to promote Romania's rural areas.

The village of Ciocanesti in Suceava was given the prize by the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages in Romania and the French Embassy to Bucharest. Four other villages entered the last leg of the competition.

The authorities of the winning village will organize cultural events throughout 2014, starting with the traditional painted eggs festival in the beginning of March. The village will be promoted at home and abroad, and its representative will attend the main events organized by the French Institute, the French Embassy to Romania and by partners of the organizing association.

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