Storozhynets Raion ( uk, Сторожинецький район, ro, Raionul Storojineț) 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 co ...

(administrative district) in

Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast ( uk, Черніве́цька о́бласть, Chernivetska oblast), also referred to as Chernivechchyna ( uk, Чернівеччина) is an oblast (province) in Western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the regio ...

, (

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

), in the historical region of

Bukovina Bukovinagerman: Bukowina or ; hu, Bukovina; pl, Bukowina; ro, Bucovina; uk, Буковина, ; see also other languages. is a historical region, variously described as part of either Central or Eastern Europe (or both).Klaus Peter BergerT ...

, in western part of

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. The administrative center of the raion was the city of

Storozhynets Storozhynets ( uk, Сторожинець, ; ro, Storojineț; see below for other names) is a small city located in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, north of the border with Romania. It hosts the administration of Sto ...

. It bordered with

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

from south,

Vyzhnytsia Raion Vyzhnytsia Raion ( uk, Вижницький район) is an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast, located in the historical region of Bukovina, in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The region has an ar ...

from west,

Kitsman Raion Kitsman Raion ( uk, Кіцманський район, Kitsmans'kyi rayon) was an administrative raion (district) in the northern part of Chernivtsi Oblast, in the historical region of Bukovina, in western Ukraine. The administrative center was t ...

from north, municipality of

Chernivtsi Chernivtsi ( uk, Чернівці́}, ; ro, Cernăuți, ; see also other names) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upp ...

and

Hlyboka Raion Hlyboka Raion ( uk, Глибоцький район, ro, Raionul Adâncata ) 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 ...

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 A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s: * Chudei rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Chudei; * Kamiana rural hromada with the administration in the selo of

Kamiana Kamiana ( uk, Кам'яна; ro, Camena) is a commune (selsoviet) in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It is composed of a single village, Kamiana. It hosts the administration of Kamiana rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. ...

; *

Krasnoilsk settlement hromada Krasnoilsk ( uk, Красноїльськ; ro, Crasna or ) is an urban-type settlement in Chernivtsi Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast in the west of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Krasnoilsk settlement hromada, one of the hromada ...

with the administration in the

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 ...

Krasnoilsk Krasnoilsk ( uk, Красноїльськ; ro, Crasna or ) is an urban-type settlement in Chernivtsi Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast in the west of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Krasnoilsk settlement hromada, one of the hromada ...

; * 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 Ukrainian Census of 2001 is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.

, the raion's population was 95,295. The ethnic composition of the district's population as reported by the census: 56,786

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...

, 35,095

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...

, 1,367

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

, 307

Moldovans Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians ( ro, moldoveni , Moldovan Cyrillic: молдовень), are a Romance-speaking ethnic group and the largest ethnic group of the Republic of Moldova (75.1% of the population as of 2014) and a sign ...

, and 1,740 other. The Romanian population was concentrated in the south of the raion, especially around the

( ro, Crasna). The raion had 1 city (Storozhynets), 1 urban-type settlement (

), 24 communes (

selsoviet Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...

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) *

(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 Stara Zhadova ( uk, Стара Жадова; ro, Jadova or ''Jadova Veche''; yi, זשאַדעווע, Zhadeve) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Storozhynets urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukrain ...

(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 (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 {{Authority control Former raions of Chernivtsi Oblast 1940 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform