WBukovina is a historical region, variously described as in Central or Eastern Europe. The region is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains, today divided between Romania and Ukraine.
WBerehomet, is an urban-type settlement in Vyzhnytsia Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The town lies on the Siret River. At the 2001 census, the settlement's population was 8,513. Current population: 7,604 (2020 est.)
WBoiany is a commune (selsoviet) in the Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Novoselytsia Raion (district) close to Sadagura in the historic region of Bukovina. It is composed of two villages, Boiany and Hai.
WThe Bukovina Governorate was an administrative unit of Romania during the Second World War.
WThe Bukovina Museum is a museum located in the Romanian city of Suceava, named after the historical Bukovina region.
WBukovinian Romanian is a branch of the Romanian language spoken in Bukovina and which has influences of both Moldovan, Transylvanian, and Maramureș. It also features the presence of numerous German and Ruthenian loanwords which were introduced into the dialect while Bukovina was a province of the Austrian Empire (1774–1918). Due to the language policy promoted by the Austrian monarchy, several languages were spoken in Bukovina: Ukrainian, Romanian, Polish, German (Buchenländisch), and Yiddish. Today, the Bukovinian dialect is being replaced by the standard Romanian language, especially in the urban areas of southern Bukovina, while the language in northern Bukovina is being replaced by Ukrainian.
WCâmpulung County is one of the historic counties of the Kingdom of Romania, in the historical region of Bukovina. The county seat was Câmpulung Moldovenesc.
WCernăuți County was a county (județ) of Romania, in Bukovina, with the capital city at Cernăuți. The area was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940 and again in 1944, and has been part of Ukraine since 1991.
WThe Cheremosh River is a river in western Ukraine, right-bank tributary of the river Prut.
WChernivtsi is a city in western Ukraine. It is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, and is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) – the northern, Ukrainian part of the historical region of Bukovina. Administratively, Chernivtsi is a city of regional significance. At the time of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of the city was 240,600. Current population: 267,060 (2020 est.)
WChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the regions of Bukovina and Bessarabia. It has an international border with Romania and Moldova. The oblast is also the smallest in Ukraine.
WThe eight Romanian Orthodox Churches of Moldavia are located in Suceava County, northern Moldavia, and were built approximately between 1487 and 1583.
WGheorghe Flondor was Romanian politician who served as Royal Resident of Ţinutul Suceava from February 7, 1939 to September 23, 1940.
WThe Hurmuzachi brothers, Alexandru (1823-1871), Constantin (1811-1869), Eudoxiu (1812-1874), Gheorghe (1817-1882), and Nicolae (1826-1909), were members of an old Hurmuzachi family of Romanian nobles in Austrian Bukovina with an estate in Cernăuca. They were activists in the Romanian national movement in Bukovina and elsewhere.
WHutsuls is an ethnic group spanning parts of western Ukraine and Romania. While they often have been officially designated as a subgroup of Ukrainians, Hutsuls mostly regard themselves as a part of a broader Rusyn ethnicity, alongside two other groups from the cross-border region of Transcarpathia: the Boykos and Lemkos.
WKitsman is a city located in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kitsman Raion, in the historical region of Bukovina. The town is about 20 km northwest from Chernivtsi on the road to Zalishchyky. Population: 6,179 (2020 est.)
WKostryzhivka is an urban-type settlement in Zastavna Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. At the 2001 census, population was 2,885. Current population: 2,614 (2020 est.)
WKrasnoyilsk is an urban-type settlement in Storozhynets Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast in the west of Ukraine. Population: 10,351 (2020 est.)
WThis list outlines the Landeshauptmen of the Crownland Duchy of Bukovina at the time of the reign of the Habsburg Empire.
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WLuzhany is an urban-type settlement in Kitsman Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.
WThe Metropolis of Moldavia and Bucovina, in Iași, Romania, is a metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
WNepolokivtsi is an urban-type settlement in Kitsman Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Current population: 2,474 (2020 est.)
WNovoselytsia is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It stands at the northern tip of Bessarabia region, on its border with Bukovina, and serves as the administrative center of Novoselytsia Raion. Population: 7,566 (2020 est.).
WAccording to the 2011 census, 2,543 Poles live in Romania, mainly in the villages of Suceava County. There are three exclusively Polish villages: Nowy Sołoniec, Plesza (Pleșa) and Pojana Mikuli, as well a significant Polish presence in Kaczyca (Cacica) and Paltynosa (Păltinoasa). Poles in Romania form an officially recognised national minority, having one seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania and access to Polish elementary schools and cultural centres.
WThe Putna monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, one of the most important cultural, religious and artistic centers established in medieval Moldavia; as with many others, it was built and dedicated by Stephen the Great. Putna was founded on the lands perambulated by the Putna. Stephen the Great is famous for building and influencing the building of dozens of churches and monasteries all over Moldavia. The Putna Monastery houses the tombs of Stephen —nowadays, a place of pilgrimage —, and several of his family members. The icon veils and tombstones are held as fine examples of Moldavian art in Stephen the Great’s time.
WPutyla is an urban-type settlement in Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Putyla also serves as the administrative center of Putyla Raion (district), housing the local district's administration buildings. At the 2001 census, the town's population was 3,265. Current population: 3,423 (2020 est.)
WLothar or Lotar Rădăceanu was a Romanian journalist and linguist, best known as a socialist and communist politician.
WRădăuți County is one of the historic counties of Bukovina, Romania. The county seat was Rădăuți.
WSeret or Sereter Hasidim were a group of Hasidic Jews that existed in the town of Siret (Seret) and the surrounding area in Bukovina during the late nineteenth century until World War II.
WColonel Dr. Roman Sondermajer CMG was a Royal Serbian Army physician who served as Chief Surgeon of the Royal Serbian Army, Chief Surgeon and Director of the Military Hospital and Chief of the Medical Staff of the Serbian Supreme Command during World War I.
WStorojineț County was a county (județ) of Romania, in Bukovina, with the capital city at Storojineț. The area was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940 and again in 1944, and has been part of Ukraine since 1991.
WStorozhynets is a small city located in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, north of the border with Romania. It is the administrative center of Storozhynets Raion and is located approximately 20 km (12 mi) south-west of the oblast capital, Chernivtsi. Population: 14,175 (2020 est.)
WSuceava is the largest city and the seat of Suceava County, situated in the historical region of Bukovina, north-eastern Romania, and at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe. During the late Middle Ages, more specifically from 1388 to 1564, the city was the third capital of the Principality of Moldavia.
WSuceava County is a county (județ) of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern portion of the historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper. The county seat is the historical city of Suceava, formerly the capital of the Principality of Moldavia during the late Middle Ages.
WThe Székelys of Bukovina are a small Hungarian ethnic community with a complex history. They live today in the Tolna and Baranya counties of Hungary, in Hunedoara County in Romania and in the Serbian province of Vojvodina.
WȚinutul Suceava was one of the ten Romanian administrative regions (ținuturi) created on August 14, 1938, as a part of King Carol II's administrative reform. From August 14, 1938, to June 28, 1940, it included the whole of Bukovina, a county of Bessarabia (Hotin) and a county of Moldavia (Dorohoi). It was named after the river Suceava. Its administrative capital was the city of Cernăuți. After its northern part was ceded to the USSR on June 28, 1940, Ținutul Suceava was restructured on September 16, 1940, when Baia county became a part of the region, and abolished only a few days latter, on September 22, 1940. Ținutul Suceava had two governors: Gheorghe Alexianu and Gheorghe Flondor. Alexianu's mandate was marked by the suppression of ethnic minority and Jewish rights.
WVorwärts ('Forward') was a German-language socialist daily newspaper published from Czernowitz/Cernăuți, Bukovina. The newspaper was founded in 1899 with the name Volkspresse. During its initial phase, Volkspresse was published twice-monthly. Volkspresse was an organ of the Social Democratic Workers Party of Austria and the trade union movement. The newspaper was largely representative of the Jewish labour movement of the town.
WVyzhnytsia is a town located in the historical region of Bukovina, on the Cheremosh River in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vyzhnytsia Raion. Population: 3,917 (2020 est.)
WZastavna is a town in Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Zastavna Raion. Zastavna is located in 26 km to the north of the city of Chernivtsi, in the historical region of Bukovina. Population: 7,860 (2020 est.).