Hertsaivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Герцаївський район Hercaïvs'kyj rajon, Romanian: Raionul Herţa) is an administrative district (raion) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in south-western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The region has an area of 350 km² and centers on the city of Hertsa, which derives its name from the German "Herzog" meaning "duke." World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Urban-type settlement (Russian: , posyolok gorodskogo tipa; Ukrainian: , selyshche miskoho typu; abbreviated as in Russian and as in Ukrainian) is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union. ... Selsoviet or selsovet (Russian: сельсове́т, short for се́льский сове́т), literally: rural soviet, was the lowest level administrative subdivision, similar to rural district, in rural areas in Soviet Union. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Chernivtsi Oblast (Ukrainian: , Chernivets’ka oblast’, Regiunea CernăuÅ£i in Romanian) is an oblast in southwestern Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. ... HerÅ£a (from German Herzog, meaning duke) is the southern region of the Chernivtsi Oblast in south-western Ukraine. ... Duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy, principe is...

History

The region was part of the Principality of Moldavia since its founding in the 14th century and after the union of Moldavia with Wallachia in 1859 it became part of Romania, which gained its formal independence in 1877. It has been suggested that Moldavia (historical region) be merged into this article or section. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Hertza region was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940 following the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany and was added to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. It was recaptured by Romania in 1941 in the course of Axis attack on the Soviet Union in the Second World War but was recaptured by the Soviet Army in 1944. The annexation was confirmed by the Paris Peace Treaties in 1947. Molotov signs the German-Soviet non-aggression pact. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Eastern Front of World War II was the theatre of war covering the conflict in central and eastern European regions from June 1941 to May 1945. ... This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... The Paris Peace Conference (July 29 to October 15, 1946) resulted in the Paris peace treaties signed on February 10, 1947. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

The fact that neither the secret protocol (appendix) of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which specified the expansionist claims of both sides, nor the June 1940 Soviet Ultimatum demanding from Romania the adjacent territory of Northern Bukovina and Bessarabia included Hertsa makes the capture by the Soviets especially controversial . Furthermore, unlike Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, the region had not been a part of Imperial Russia or Austria-Hungary before World War I, but had been a part of Romania and one of its predecessor states, Moldavia, before that. The June 1940 Soviet Ultimatum was issued by the Soviet Union to Romania, regarding the Soviet territorial requests. ... Bukovina (Bucovina in Romanian; Буковина, Bukovyna in Ukrainian; Buchenland or Bukowina in German; Bukowina in Polish), on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains, comprises an historic province now split between Romania and Ukraine. ... 1927 map of Bessarabia from Charles Upson Clarks book Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia ceded by the Ottoman Empire to Russia in the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Military dead: 4 million The First World War, also known as The Great War, The War to End All Wars, and World War I (abbreviated WWI) was... It has been suggested that Moldavia (historical region) be merged into this article or section. ...

In 1962 the region was merged into the Hlybotskyi Raion and in 1991 reinstated again.

Population

In 1930, the region had a population of 30,082, of which 27,919 (92,8%) Romanians, 1,931 (6,4%) Jews and 232 (0,8%) people of other ethnicities.

In 2001, the population of Hertsaivskyi Raion was 32,316, of which 91.4% Romanians, 5.0% Ukrainians, 2.3% Moldovans, 0.9% Russians and 0.3% of other ethnicities (Ukrainian Census (2001)). The first Ukrainian Census after the dissolution of the Soviet Union was carried out by State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on December 5, 2001, twelve years after the last All-Union census in 1989. ...

Localities

The following localities are found in Hertsaivskyi Raion (Romanian names listed in brackets):

• Bajraki
• Bancheni (Bănceni)
• Bukіvka
• Velika Buda (Buda)
• Velikosіllya (Satu Mare)
• Hertsa (Herţa)
• Godinіvka (Godâneşti)
• Gorbova (Horbova)
• Dyakіvcі
• Krup'yans'ke
• Kulikіvka (Culiceni)
• Lukovicya (Lucoviţa)
• Lunka (Lunca)
• Mala Buda (Buda Mică)
• Mogilіvka (Movila)
• Molnicya (Molniţa)
• Ostricya (Stârceşti)
• Petrashіvka
• Pіdval'ne
• Ternavka (Târnauca)
• Xryac'ka (Hreaţca)
• Curen'

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External links

• Hertza region official site, in Ukrainian
• Book review in România Liberă newspaper

	Subdivisions of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
	Raions: Hertsaivskyi Raion | Hlybotskyi Raion | Kelmenetskyi Raion | Khotynskyi Raion | Kitsmanskyi Raion | Novoselytskyi Raion | Putylskyi Raion | Sokyryanskyi Raion | Storozhynetskyi Raion | Vyzhnytskyi Raion | Zastavnivskyi Raion Image File history File links Chernowiz-oblast-COA.PNG File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Khotyn Vyzhnytsya Hertsa Storozhynets Template:Cities in Chernivtsi Oblast ... Chernivtsi Oblast (Ukrainian: , Chernivets’ka oblast’, Regiunea Cernăuţi in Romanian) is an oblast in southwestern Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ...
	Cities: Chernivtsi | Hertsa | Khotyn | Kitsman | Novodnistrovsk | Novoselytsia | Sokyryany | Storozhynets | Vashkivtsi | Vyzhnytsia | Zastavna Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts (Ukrainian singular: область, oblast; plural області, oblasti), one autonomous republic (автономна республіка, avtonomna respublika), and two cities with special status (singular місто зі спеціальним статусом, misto zi spetsialnym statusom). ... Location Map of Ukraine with Chernivtsi highlighted. ... HerÅ£a (from German Herzog, meaning duke) is the southern region of the Chernivtsi Oblast in south-western Ukraine. ... Khotyn (Ukrainian: Хотин; Polish: ; Romanian: ; Russian: ) is a town in the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, the Viznitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak and Rabbi Mordechai Hager,the Viznitzer Rebbe of Monsey dancing. ...
	Urban-type settlements: Hlyboka | Kelmenetsi | Putyla Urban-type settlement (Russian: , posyolok gorodskogo tipa; Ukrainian: , selyshche miskoho typu; abbreviated as in Russian and as in Ukrainian) is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union. ... Hlyboka district is one of the districts of Chernivtsi region. ...
	Villages: Bila Krynytsya | Boyany | Chornivka A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Bila Krynytsya (Ukrainian: , Romanian: ) is a village in the Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Boyany (Ukrainian: , Romanian: Boian) is a village in the Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Chornivka (Ukrainian: , Romanian: Cernăuca) is a village in the Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ...