Storozhynets Raion (, ) was a
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...
(administrative district) in
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
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), in the historical region of
Bukovina
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, in western part of
Ukraine
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. The administrative center of the raion was the city of
Storozhynets. It bordered with
Romania
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from south,
Vyzhnytsia Raion from west,
Kitsman Raion from north, municipality of
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 ...
and
Hlyboka Raion
Hlyboka Raion (, ) is a former administrative district of Chernivtsi Oblast located in the historical regions of Bukovina and Hertsa, in western Ukraine. The administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Hlyboka. There were 37 village ...
from east. The raion was abolished on 18 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. The last estimate of the raion population was
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of six
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:
*
Chudei rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Chudei;
*
Kamiana rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Kamiana;
*
Krasnoilsk settlement hromada with the administration in the
urban-type settlement
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of
Krasnoilsk;
*
Petrivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Verkhni Petrivtsi;
*
Storozhynets urban hromada with the administration in Storozhynets;
*
Velykyi Kuchuriv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Velykyi Kuchuriv.
According to the
2001 Ukrainian Census, the raion's population was 95,295. The ethnic composition of the district's population as reported by the census: 56,786
Ukrainians
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(59.59%), 35,095
Romanians
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(36.83%), 1,367
Russians
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(1.43%), 307
Moldovans
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(0.32%), and 1,740 others (1.83%). Storozhynets Raion, within its boundaries at that time, had 95,295 inhabitants in 2001, including 61.42% Ukrainian-speakers, 35.64% Romanian-speakers, and 1.81% Russian-speakers.
The Romanian population was concentrated in the south of the raion, especially around the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
of
Krasnoilsk (). The raion had 1 city (Storozhynets), 1 urban-type settlement (
Krasnoilsk), which on 26 January 2024 became a rural settlement,
24 communes (
selsoviet
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*The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area.
*The territorial subdivision administered ...
s), and 13 villages attached to communes. These villages were
*
Banyliv Pidhirnyi (Romanian: Bănila pe Siret, Bănila Moldovenească between 1922–1944, German: Augustendorf)
*
Bobivtsi (Romanian: Bobești)
*
Novi Broskivtsi (Romanian: Broscăuții Noi, German: Broschkoutz Neu)
*
Stari Broskivtsi (Romanian: Broscăuții Vechi, German: Broschkoutz Alt)
*
Budenets (Romanian: Budineț, German: Budinetz, has Romanian majority)
*
Kamiana (Romanian: Camena, German: Kamena)
*
Cheresh (Cireș, German: Cziresz, has Romanian majority)
*
Chudei (Romanian: Ciudei, German: Czudyn, Mezhirechye between 1944–1995, has Romanian majority)
*
Komarivtsi (Romanian: Comărești)
*
Kostyntsi (Romanian: Costești, German: Kostestie)
*
Stara Krasnoshora (Romanian: Crăsnișoara Veche, Polish: Stara Huta Krasna, German: Althütte, former Ukrainian: Altkhyute between 1775–1918, has Polish majority)
*
Velykyi Kuchuriv (Romanian: Cuciurul Mare, Romanian: Kuczurmare, Polish: Kuczurów Wielki)
*
Davydivka (Romanian: Davideni, German: Dawideny)
*
Yizhivtsi (Romanian: Igești, German: Idzestie, has Romanian majority)
*
Stara Zhadova (Romanian: Jadova, German: Zadowa Alt)
*
Mykhalcha (Romanian: Mihalcea, German: Mihalcze)
*
Panka (Romanian: Panca, German: Panka)
*
Nyzhni Petrivtsi (Romanian: Pătrăuții de Jos, German: Unter Petroutz, Polish: Pietrowce Dolne, has Romanian majority)
*
Verkhni Petrivtsi (Romanian: Pătrăuții de Sus, German: Ober Petroutz, has Romanian majority)
*
Ropcha (Romanian: Ropcea, has Romanian majority)
*
Sloboda-Komarivtsi (Romanian: Slobozia Comăreștilor, German: Komarestie Slobodzia)
*
Sniachiv (Romanian: Sneci, Polish: Sniacziw)
*
Tysovets (Romanian: Tișăuți, German: Teschoutz)
*
Zrub-Komarivskyi
Zrub-Komarivskyi (; or ''Zrub-Comărești'') is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Storozhynets urban hromada, one of the hromada
In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third ...
(Romanian: Trei Movile)
* Arshytsia (Romanian: Arșița, has Romanian majority)
* Kabivtsi (Romanian: Căbești, German: Kabestie)
* Kosovanka (Romanian: Cosovanca)
* Nova Kranoshora (Romanian: Crăsnișoara Nouă, German: Neuhütte, has Romanian majority)
* Dubove (Romanian: Dubova)
* Dibrivka (Romanian: Dumbrava)
* Hlybochok (Romanian: Hlibacioc)
* Hodyliv (Romanian: Hodilău)
* Nova Zhadova (Romanian: Jadova Nouă, German: Zadowa Alt)
* Spaska (Romanian: Spasca)
* Ursoia (Romanian: Ursoaia, Usole between 1944–1995, has Romanian majority)
* Zabolottia (Romanian: Zabolotie, Yablonovets between 1944–1995)
* Zavoloka (Romanian: Zavoloca)
References
External links
Storozhynetskyi Raion- official website
Verkhovna Rada website- Administrative divisions of Storozhynetskyi Raion
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Former raions of Chernivtsi Oblast
1940 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform