Stara Zhadova ( uk, Стара Жадова; ro, Jadova or ''Jadova Veche''; yi, זשאַדעווע, Zhadeve) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion,

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 ...

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 inva ...

. It belongs to

Storozhynets urban hromada 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 Stor ...

, one of the

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 of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Stara Zhadova belonged to

Storozhynets Raion Storozhynets Raion ( uk, Сторожинецький район, ro, Raionul Storojineț) was a raion (administrative district) in Chernivtsi Oblast, ( province), in the historical region of Bukovina, in western part of Ukraine. The administr ...

. 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 Storozhynets Raion was merged into Chernivtsi Raion. Stara Zhadova is the birth place of the writer

Aharon Appelfeld Aharon Appelfeld ( he, אהרן אפלפלד; born Ervin Appelfeld; February 16, 1932 – January 4, 2018) was an Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor. Biography Ervin Appelfeld was born in Jadova Commune, Storojineț County, in the Bukovina ...

.''The Jewish Chronicle'', "Novelist and Holocaust survivor Aharon Appelfeld dies, aged 85", by Daniel Sugarman, january 04, 2018

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