Chernivtsi inEnglish

As in 1786-1849 Bukovyna administratively was a part of Galicia, the number of Poles here had been rapidly increasing for over a century finally reaching around 13%. For this reason the Polish community organized its national center in Cher...

This was the first Roman-Catholic cathedral in Chernivtsi . Its construction took about 30 years, interrupted by many misfortunes, and not only financial. During the process event the Cathedral's tower fell down twice. On J...

The House was built for the funds collected by Verein der christlichen Deutschen in der Bukowina (Union of Christian Germans in Bukovyna) in 1908-1910 by Gustav Fritsch as the architect and Erwin Müller as the engineer. This represented the...

In 1781-1782 the first city mayor was elected, and in 1786 the first municipal government election took place. All governmental officials had to take the oath to the city and the government prior to taking their office. On May 29, 1...

A monument symbolizing Austria was erected in the square to the 100th anniversary of Austrian rule over the land. It was more than 8 meters high, the core figure was made of white marble with golden ornaments. From then on the Square was name...

The Building was originally designed for the Bukovynian Chamber of Commerce and Crafts and became a part of the Bukovynian State Medical University (Medical Institute at that time, later Medical Academy) after the World War II. The co...