Chornivka (, , ) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

Chernivtsi Raion Chernivtsi Raion () is a raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. Most of its territory is located in the historical region of Bukovina, while the ...

Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast (), also referred to as Chernivechchyna (), is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the historical regions of Bukovina and Bessarabia. It has an international border with Romania and Moldo ...

(

province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

) of western Ukraine. It belongs to

Chernivtsi urban hromada Chernivtsi urban territorial hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in the western Chernivtsi Oblast. Its administrative centre is the city of Chernivtsi Chernivtsi (, ; , ;, , see also #Names, other names) is a city in southwester ...

, one of the

hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...

s of Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of

Bukovina Bukovina or ; ; ; ; , ; see also other languages. is a historical region at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe. It is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains, today divided betwe ...

(), approximately 22 km from the oblast capital,

Chernivtsi Chernivtsi (, ; , ;, , see also #Names, other names) 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, Chernivt ...

. The current estimated population is 2,340 (as of 2005). As of 2005, the mayor was Gheorghe Bota.

History

Chornivka is home to the ancestral estate of the Hurmuzachi brothers, a well-known family of Romanian aristocrats, lawyers and historians from the 19th century. The mansion was transformed into a museum in October 1999. In the 17th century, the estate had been in the possession of the family of

Ion Neculce Ion Neculce (1672–1745) was a Moldavian chronicler. His main work, ''Letopisețul Țărâi Moldovei e la Dabija Vodă până la a doua domnie a lui Constantin Mavrocordat' (''The Chronicles of the land of Moldavia Constantin Mavrocordat'') ...

, a

Moldavia Moldavia (, or ; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially in ...

n chronicler. It had come into the family's possession by marriage, as a wedding gift to Neculce's mother. It was then passed on to one of Neculce's sisters. The oldest church, built by the Hurmuzachi family, dates back to 1852. Until 18 July 2020, Chornivka belonged to

Novoselytsia Raion Novoselytsia Raion (, ) was a raion (administrative district) in Chernivtsi Oblast, (province) in the west of Ukraine. The western part of its territory lied in the historical region of Bukovina, the eastern part in Bessarabia, while one village ...

. 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 Novoselytsia Raion was split between Chernivtsi and

Dnistrovskyi Raion Dnistrovskyi Raion () is a raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. It is part of the historical region of Bessarabia. The center of the raion is t ...

s, with Chornivka being transferred to Chernivtsi Raion.

Notable people

* Alexandru Hurmuzaki (1823–1871), Romanian politician and publisher, founding member of the Romanian Academy *

Constantin Hurmuzachi Constantin D. Hurmuzachi (November 12, 1811February 15, 1869) was a Romanian lawyer and politician. The son of Doxachi Hurmuzachi and one of the Hurmuzachi brothers, he was born on the family estate in Cernăuca. This was located in the Duchy ...

(1811–1869), Romanian lawyer and politician *

Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi (also spelled Eudoxiu Hurmuzache; ; 29 September 1812 – 10 February 1874) was a Romanian historian and politician who served as Landeshauptmann of the Duchy of Bucovina. Early life and family Hurmuzachi was born into a ...

(1812–1874), Romanian historian and politician who served as Landeshauptmann of the Duchy of Bucovina * Gheorghe Hurmuzachi (1817–1882), Romanian journalist and folklorist * Nicolae Hurmuzachi (1826–1909), Romanian journalist and folklorist

References

External links

describes a visit to Cernauca in 2005; part of the history section is based on this article
Account card of Chornivka
{{Authority control Villages in Chernivtsi Raion Bukovina