Chernivtsi is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

(town) in

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast ( uk, Ві́нницька о́бласть, translit=Vinnytska oblast; ; also referred to as Vinnychchyna — uk, Ві́нниччина) is an oblast of western and southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia. ...

(province), located in the historic region of

Podolia Podolia or Podilia ( uk, Поділля, Podillia, ; russian: Подолье, Podolye; ro, Podolia; pl, Podole; german: Podolien; be, Падолле, Padollie; lt, Podolė), is a historic region in Eastern Europe, located in the west-central ...

. It was formerly the administrative center of Chernivtsi Raion, and is now administrated under

Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion ( uk, Могилів-Подільський район) is one of the six regions of Vinnytsia Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Mohyliv-Podilskyi. Population: ...

. Population:

History

Until the

Partitions of Poland The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 12 ...

''Czerniejowce'' (or ''Czernijowce'') was a private town of Poland, located in the

Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown , subdivision = Province , nation = Poland , year_start = , event_end = Third Partition of Poland , year_end = , image_map = ProwincjaMalopolska.png , image_map ...

, owned by the houses of

Koniecpolski The House of Koniecpolski (plural: Koniecpolscy) is the name of the Polish noble family. History The Koniecpolski was a magnate family. The family appears in the historical annals beginning in the 15th century. The family originated from the v ...

and

Lubomirski The House of Lubomirski is a Polish princely family. The Lubomirski family's coat of arms is the Drużyna coat of arms, which is similar to the Szreniawa coat of arms but without a cross. Origin and the coat of arms The Lubomirski fa ...

.'' Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland'', vol. 1, p. 825 Until 26 January 2024, Chernivtsi was designated

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Chernivtsi became a rural settlement.

References

External links

Chernivtsi
at the

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website
Chernivtsi
at the Informational portal "Vinnytsia Oblast as part of the Ukrainian SSR" Rural settlements in Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion Yampolsky Uyezd {{Vinnytsia-geo-stub 14th-century establishments in Ukraine