Marshyntsi ( uk, Маршинці; ro, Marșenița) is one of the
Romanian-speaking villages of the
Chernivtsi Raion (
district
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) of
Chernivtsi Oblast (
province
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) in western
Ukraine
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(the historical region of
Bessarabia
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). It belongs to
Novoselytsia urban hromada, one of the
hromada
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s of Ukraine.
The first written mention of this village dates back to 1611. The village is located 30 km from Chernivtsi.
Until 18 July 2020, Marshyntsi belonged to
Novoselytsia 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 Novoselytsia Raion was split between Chernivtsi and
Dnistrovskyi Raion
Dnistrovskyi Raion ( uk, Дністровський район) is a raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the urban-typ ...
s, with Marshyntsi being transferred to Chernivtsi Raion.
Notable people
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Teodor Bordeianu — agronomist and pomologist
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Nataliia Lupu — athlete
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Sofia Rotaru — singer-songwriter, record producer, film producer, fashion designer, dancer, actress
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Lilia Sandulesu
Lilia Sandulesu (Ukrainian: Лілія Сандулесу; born in 1958) is a Ukrainian pop singer. People's Artist of Ukraine (1996).
Biography
Lilia Sandulesu was born in village Marshyntsi, Chernivtsi oblast in 1958. In 1977 she won a gold m ...
— singer
Referenced
Villages in Chernivtsi Raion
Khotinsky Uyezd
Populated places on the Prut
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