| Page Views: 395 Last Visit to Chernivtsi: May, 2008 | Chernivtsi - The pearl of Northern Bukovina by HORSCHECK - last update: Feb 22, 2009 |
| Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (Chernivtsi, 05.08) |
In May 2008 we explored the Bukovina which is split between Romania and Ukraine. We visited Chernivtsi, the main town of Northern Bukovina, for 4 days. It is situated at the banks of the river Prut and nowadays has about 240.000 inhabitants.
Only in the recent past Chernivtsi belonged to Austria-Hungary, Romania, the Soviet Union and now to the Ukraine. At present more than 60 different nationalities are said to live in Chernivtsi. Architectural styles in the city include Byzantine, Baroque and Gothic.
On a sidetrip from Chernivtsi we visited Sadhora, which was the Jewish centre of the Bukovina and an important place of Jewish Chassidism. I really liked Chernivtsi and the surrounding region a lot, as it has surprisingly much to offer and still seems to be less travelled.
"Reality is not simply there, it must be searched and won."
--- Paul Celan ---
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xaver Sun Oct 18, 2009 00:15 UTC
This page is a great font of new trip ideas, the wooden St. Nicolas Church looks really particular. | globetrott Wed Jul 15, 2009 19:20 UTC
How nice to see that they even have a Viennese Kaffeehaus there, including a portrait of our last emperor Kaiser Franz Josef ! | Raimix Mon Jun 22, 2009 16:32 UTC
It could be one more place I would like to see in Ukraine. Actually never heard of it :) Nice small page, quite informative. | deecat Thu Jun 11, 2009 21:14 UTC
Enjoyed these pages very much. Hotel Kiev sounds like a "find". Still snickering about the toilets. Sadhora page was quite educational. I enjoyed the multitude of churches and the two cemeteries. |
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