Storozhynets

Storoschynez (Ukrainian Сторожинець; Russian Сторожинец / Storoschinez, Storozynetz German, Romanian Storojineţ, Polish Storożyniec ) is a Rajonshauptstadt in the Ukrainian Chernivtsi Oblast. It lies about 22 km southwest of Chernivtsi on the left bank of the Seret River.

History

The city was first mentioned in writing in 1448 and was until 1774 the Principality of Moldavia. From 1774 to 1918 he was a part of Austria -Hungary and 1849 in Bukowina. 1854 was the place awarded market rights since 1904 and have the full right city as a district capital with the seat of district administration and the a district court. In 1886 the railway line was Hliboka - Berhomet opened on Sereth with the local railway station, this exists today.

After the end of the First World War, the city came to Romania (in the circle Storojineţ ). As part of the annexation of Northern Bukovina on June 28, 1940, she was part of the Soviet Union ( 1941-1944 intervening turn to Romania) and is since 1991 a part of the Ukraine.

In the resort, many Jews settled before the first World War, together with the German population, they accounted for approximately half of the urban population, the other half was dominated by Romanians, but also Ukrainians. The Jewish population increased from just under Romanian rule, the majority were deported and murdered in the years 1941 until 1943.

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Alfred Margul Sperber (1898-1967), poet
  • Theodore of Flondor (1862-1908), musician and conductor
List of Ukrainian oblasts and territories by population Raions of Ukraine Storozhynets Raion Classification of objects of the administrative-territorial system of Ukraine Administrative divisions of Ukraine Raion Siret River Hertsa Kitsman Novodnistrovsk Novoselytsia Zastavna Sokyriany Vashkivtsi Berehomet Kelmentsi Kostryzhivka Krasnoilsk Luzhany Nepolokivtsi Putyla
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