the two main roads that cross the town: Tomșa Vodă Street and Republicii Street. Solca isn't connected to the Romanian national railway system. The town administered the village of Poieni-Solca. Following a local referendum held in August 2004, Poieni-Solca split from the town of Solca in March 2007 and became a commune. History The settlement of Solca was first mentioned in a document issued by Moldavian Prince Alexandru cel Bun on January 15, 1418. On March 7, 1502, the boyar Luca Arbore bought the village from the grandchildren of Cârstea Horaeț and Șandru Gherman. Subsequently, Metropolitan Gheorghe Movilă offers this village to the Sucevița Monastery. At the beginning of the 17th century, the village is bought by the Moldavian Prince Ștefan Tomșa II (1611–1615, 1621–1623) and he builds here a monastery (known as Sts. Peter and Paul's Monastery or Solca Monastery). In the following centuries, Solca becomes a market town for the surrounding area. In 1775, together with the rest of Bukovina, Solca becomes part of the Habsburg monarchy, and is eventually part of Austria-Hungary. During this period, many Germans (which later became known as Bukovina Germans), Polish, and Jewish families settled here. Subsequently, Solca becomes a well known summer resort, its renowned fresh air helping the settlement to develop during the following century. In 1810, one of the oldest beer factories in Romania opens in Solca. This brand of beer becomes the main symbol of the settlement. At the initiative of doctors Eduard Beilich (1845) and Hermann Poras (1876) a sanatorium for lung diseases is opened, with an additional summer garden, so the tourism industry increases and the settlement becomes a well known spa of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During World War I, Solca is the scene of Eastern Front battles between the armies of Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire. After 1918, Solca (along with the rest of Bukovina) becomes part of Kingdom of Romania and remains a well sought resort, especially for those with lung diseases. Solca was officially declared a town in 1926. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Solca descends into a period of regression. The sanatorium is turned in a chronic diseases hospital and eventually, in 2011, in an asylum for the elderly. The beer factory and the summer garden are closed down, the high school goes through a decrease in prestige. Today, Solca isn no longer a resort and the main occupation of its inhabitants