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| Coordinates:48°15′0″N25°11′30″E / 48.25000°N 25.19167°E /48.25000; 25.19167 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernivtsi Oblast |
| District | Vyzhnytsia Raion |
| Hromada | Vyzhnytsia urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1158 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alex G. Chepil |
| Area | |
| • Land | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,803 |
| Demonym | Vyzhnytsian |
| Zip Code | 59200 |
| Area code | +380-3730 |
| Website | vnmiscrada |
Vyzhnytsia (/ˈvɪʒnɪts(j)ə/;Ukrainian:Вижниця,IPA:[ˈwɪʒnɪtsʲɐ]ⓘ; German:Wischnitz;Polish:Wyżnica;Romanian:Vijnița;Russian:Вижница,romanized: Vizhnitsa;Yiddish:וויזשניץ,romanized: Vizhnitz) is a small city located in the historical region ofBukovina, on theCheremosh River inChernivtsi Oblast of westernUkraine. It is theadministrative center ofVyzhnytsia Raion. Vyzhnytsia hosts the administration ofVyzhnytsia urban hromada, one of thehromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:3,803 (2022 estimate).[2]
While the city was probably mentioned as early as 1158, the first unequivocal mention comes in 1501 in a Moldavian chronicle. From 1514 to 1574 the area was occupied by the Turks, after which it belonged to thePrincipality of Moldova until 1774. From 1774 to 1918 it was part of theAustrian Empire (from 1849 part of thecrown land of Bukovina).
In 1918, the city and surrounding region came underRomanian rule, as part of theUnion of Bukovina with Romania, placed under the jurisdiction ofStorojineț County.KingCarol II's administrative reforms of 1938 would shift boundaries again, placing the city within the newly-createdȚinutul Suceava region.
As a result of theMolotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Unionannexed Northern Bukovina in 1940, and with it, the city of Vyzhnytsia. The occupation was short-lived; as part of theAxis invasion of the Soviet Union, Romanian forces retook the region in July 1941.
Vyzhnytsa has been a city since 1940.[3] The Bukovina region was taken by Soviet forces in 1944 and became a part ofSoviet Ukraine.
A local newspaper has been published in the city since February 1945.[4]
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Vyzhnytsa was the center of a flourishing Ukrainian-language music scene that was renowned all over the Soviet Union. The local house of culture was renowned for its parties withillegal Western pop music and attracted young people from as far asChernivtsi.[5]Volodymyr Ivasyuk was named as a regular visitor of these parties. There, he befriended musicianLevko Dutkivskiy.[6] Dutkivskiy from there on foundedVIASmerichka, with laterNazariy Yaremchuk andVasyl Zinkevych as lead singers. Smerichka became one of Ukraine's most famous groups at the time, performing atPesnya goda twice and winningAllo, my ishchem talanty! (Hello, we are looking for talents!) in 1972, one of the first Soviet television talent shows.[7]
In 2011 asecurity checkpoint "Vyzhnytsia" was built here.[8]
In January 2013 the population was 4207 people.[9]
In January 1989 the population was 5708 people.[10][3]
In Judaism, the town is known as having been the original center of theHassidicsect bearing its Yiddish name (וויזשניץ Vizhnitz). The town's Jewish community was decimated in theHolocaust, with most either being killed on the spot or deported toTransnistria, where deportees were left to die in crude facilities. Most survivors did not return, but the flourishingVizhnitz Hassidic community in Israel and the United States continues to keep the name.
48°15′N25°11.5′E / 48.250°N 25.1917°E /48.250; 25.1917
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