Storozhynets
City in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
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::summary City in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Storozhynets |
| native_name | Сторожинець |
| other_name | Storojineț |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | File:Storozhynets ratusz DSC 5963 73-245-0005.jpg |
| image_caption | City hall |
| image_flag | Storozhynets prapor.png |
| image_shield | Storozhynets gerb.png |
| pushpin_map | Ukraine Chernivtsi Oblast#Ukraine |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ukraine |
| subdivision_type1 | Oblast |
| subdivision_name1 | Chernivtsi Oblast |
| subdivision_type2 | Raion |
| subdivision_name2 | Chernivtsi Raion |
| established_title | First mention |
| established_date | 1448 |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Iryna Poraïko |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 5,8 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_total | 14077 |
| population_density_km2 | 2501 |
| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 366 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 59000 — 59004 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | +380 3735 |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-wikidata | yes |
| subdivision_type3 | Hromada |
| subdivision_name3 | Storozhynets urban hromada |
| :: |
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Storozhynets (, ; ; see below for other names) is a small city located in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, north of the border with Romania. It hosts the administration of Storozhynets urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is located approximately 20 km southwest of the oblast capital, Chernivtsi. Population:
Storozhynets is located in the historic region of Bukovina, which has been governed by Moldavia (before 1774), the Austrian empire (1774–1918), Romania (1918–1940 and 1941–1944), the USSR (1940–1941 and 1944–1991) and Ukraine (since 1991).
Other names
Other names for the city include:
- Storozynetz (German)
- Storojineț (Romanian)
- Strozhnitz ({{Script/Hebrew|סטראָזשניץ}}, Yiddish)
- Storožynec (Slovak)
- Storożyniec (Polish)
- Storozhinets (Сторожинец, Russian)
- Flondoreni (Romanian) - proposed name never officially changed, after the Flondor family, who were some of the most influential nobles, benefactors, for the Romanians in Bukovina
History
Storozhynets was a part of the Principality of Moldavia and was first mentioned in 1448. The first inhabitants were a settlement of loggers. In 1774, the region was annexed by Austria, as the Duchy of Bukovina. It was marked with great changes as Austrians and Germans arrived en masse. There were schools with German, Romanian, and Ukrainian as their languages of instruction.
Since the second half of the 19th century, a rapid population growth began with the arrival of Jews to the city, as well as Hungarian and Romanian businessmen, legal and banking officials, most of whom were Jews. In 1854 Storozhynets received the status of city. By the end of the 19th century and early 20th century, the city was populated mainly by Jews.
In 1903 in Storozhynets opened a private school. On May 21, 1904, the area around Storozhynets became a county. Trade, industry, agriculture, science, education, and culture developed at a rapid pace. On 15/28 November 1918, soon after the end World War I, the Union of Bukovina with Romania was declared by the General Congress of Bukovina, and the town became part of the Kingdom of Romania. On 18 December 1918, Storojineț County was created, with Storojineț as its capital. In 1921, Romanian became the official language, and the Ukrainian language was not used any more in the administration.
On 28 June 1940, Northern Bukovina was occupied by Soviet troops. After the start of the war against the Soviet Union, in June 1941, Northern Bucovina was reintegrated into the Kingdom of Romania. Almost all the Jews were deported to Transnistria by the Romanian authorities in 1941, and a large majority of them died there. In 1944, the area passed again under Soviet control.
Until 18 July 2020, Storozhynets served as an administrative center of Storozhynets Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Storozhynets Raion was merged into Chernivtsi Raion.
Demographics
1930 Romanian census
::data[format=table title="1930 Romanian census"]
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage of Total Population | Romanians | Jews | Poles | Ruthenians/Ukrainians | Germans | TOTAL: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,390 | 38.98% | |||||||
| 2,480 | 28.52% | |||||||
| 1,017 | 11.69% | |||||||
| 853 | 9.81% | |||||||
| 655 | 7.53% | |||||||
| 8,695 | 100% | |||||||
| :: |
2001 Ukrainian census
In 2001, 81% of the inhabitants spoke Ukrainian as their native language, while 11.45% spoke Romanian, and 6.56% spoke Russian. In 2001, the population of 14,523 was 74.31% ethnically Ukrainian, 17.23% Romanian, 4.91% Russian, 2.2% Polish and 0.49% Moldovan. In 1989, there were 14,033 inhabitants, mostly ethnic Ukrainians, but also 3,214 Romanians (22.90%) and 129 Moldovans (0.92%).
Notable people
- Iancu Flondor (1865–1924), Romanian politician who advocated Bukovina's union with the Kingdom of Romania.
- George Grigorovici (1871–1950), Romanian politician
- Radu Paladi (1927–2013), Romanian composer, pianist, and conductor.
- Viorica Viscopoleanu (born 1939), Romanian long jumper athlete
- Rabbi Shulem Gershon Ginsburgh the last Rabbi of Strozhnitz, he was the son in law of Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov of Chust.
- Grand Rabbi Yisochor Ber Rosenbaum of Strozhnitz, author of Divrei Yisochor (d. 1980), son of Rabbi Issomor Rosenbaum of Nadvorna, son-in-law of Rabbi Yisachar Bertchi Leifer of Nadvorna-Satmar.
- Rabbi Yitschok Yaakov Dovid Hager of Strozhnits, son of Imrei Boruch of Vizhnitz.
- Marian Hadenko, Ukrainian composer, singer and television presenter
- Valeriy Tsybukh, Ukrainian politician and diplomat.
Gallery
File:Сторожинець Римо-католицький костьол (Святої Анни).jpg|Saint Anne's Catholic Church File:Svyato-Georgiivska tserkva.JPG|Saint George Orthodox Church File:Strojonet shul.jpg|Synagogue File:73-245-5024 Storozhynets Arboretum RB.jpg|Storozhynets Dendropark File:Storozhynets holocaust memorial.JPG|Storozhynets holocaust memorial in Holon, Israel
References
References
- "Сторожинецкая городская громада". Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- See Radu Ioanid, ''The Holocaust in Romania: The Destruction of the Jews and Gypsies Under the Antonescu Regime'' (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2000), p. 126-127, 131, 133, 199, 201.
- (2020-07-18). "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.".
- "Нові райони: карти + склад". Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- "The Ukrainian census of 2001, language data by localities".
- "The Ukrainian census of 2001, ethnicity/nationality data by localities".
- Ion Popescu and Constantin Ungureanu, ''Romanii din Ucraina - intre trecut si viitor'', vol. 1 (''Romanii din Regiunea Cernauti''), Cernauti, 2005, p. 211.
- "Національний склад міст".
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