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Chernivtsi is located in the southwest of Ukraine, in the eastern Carpathians, on the border between the Carpathians and the East European Plain, 40 km (25 miles) from the border with Romania. The city lies 248 meters (817') above sea level and is surrounded by forests and fields.
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Chernivtsi, city, southwestern Ukraine, situated on the upper Prut River in the Carpathian foothills. The first documentary reference to Chernivtsi dates from about 1408, when it was a town in Moldavia and the chief centre of the area known as Bukovina.
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Chernivtsi is one of the most multinational cities in Ukraine and one of the cultural capitals, where UNESCO World Heritage Site and 600-year-old buildings have been preserved. One can say Chernivtsi has its own vibe, and that’s true. Just look! The vibes of Chernivtsi. Photos: Tima Kostyniak, ukraine.ua/imagebank.
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Foundation of Chernivtsi
There were settlements on the territory of Chernivtsi already in the Neolithic period (about 7 thousand years ago). Slavic monuments of the 2nd-5th centuries were discovered in the vicinity of Chernivtsi. In the 12th century, the Galician prince Yaroslav Osmomysl presumably founded a fortified settlement on the left bank of the Prut River, on the territory of today’s Chernivtsi. This fortress with a trade and craft settlement was called Chern or Chorny town (literally “black town”), apparentl...
Chernivtsi is located in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, on the border between the Carpathians and the East European Plain, on the banks of the Prut River. The distance to Kyiv by road is about 530 km, to Lviv - 280 km. The City Day of Chernivtsi is celebrated on the first Saturday in October. The climate in this city is moderately conti...
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans(1864-1882) - a unique architectural ensemble, which is the most picturesque landmark of Chernivtsi, an architectural monument of national importance resembling a medieval castle. The architectural ensemble was designed by the renowned Czech scientist and architect Josef Hlavka in the spirit of ecl...
Jul 17, 2023 · Jeffrey Gettleman recently visited Chernivtsi and was struck by the city’s 19th-century beauty and sense of peace. July 17, 2023. Every morning at the stroke of 9, in the western Ukrainian city ...
5 days ago · Chernivtsi National University is by far one of the most iconic architectural structures in the whole of Ukraine, and it is probably the reason why you are visiting Chernivtsi. The university was built in 1875 when Chernivtsi was the capital of Bukovina, which was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Chernivtsi is a city in southwestern Ukraine on the upper course of the Prut River. Formerly the capital of the historic region of Bukovina, which is now divided between Romania and Ukraine, Chernivtsi serves as the administrative center for the Chernivtsi Raion, the Chernivtsi urban hromada, and the oblast itself. In 2022, the Chernivtsi population, by estimate, is 264,298, and the latest ...
