Herza
Herza | ||
Герца | ||
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Oblast : | Chernivtsi Oblast | |
Rajon : | Herza district | |
Height : | 160 m | |
Area : | 3.223 km² | |
Residents : | 2,030 (2004) | |
Population density : | 630 inhabitants per km² | |
Postcodes : | 60500 | |
Area code : | +380 3740 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 9 ' N , 26 ° 16' E | |
KOATUU : | 7320710100 | |
Administrative structure : | 1 city | |
Mayor : | Olexandr Burmin | |
Address: | вул. Г. Асакі 9 60 500 м. Герца |
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Herza (Ukrainian Герца ; Russian Герца / Gerza , Romanian Herţa ; Polish Herca ) is a district capital in the Ukrainian Chernivtsi Oblast . It is located south of the Prut , about 28 km southeast of Chernivtsi near the border with Romania.
history
The city was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1437 and historically belonged to the Principality of Moldova . Through trade relations, the place developed into a market town (municipal law since 1672). 1775–1777 the city was occupied by Austria, but then came back to the Ottoman Empire and was administratively subordinate to the Dorohoi district . With the emergence of Romania in 1859, the city became a part of this state and in 1864 the city status was renewed.
In 1908 Herza was the city that had the largest Jewish population in Romania. With 1938 Jews out of 2935 inhabitants, this was 66.2 percent.
After the end of the First World War, the city remained with Romania and then became part of the Soviet Union during the annexation of Bessarabia on August 2, 1940 . Between 1941 and 1944, however, the city was once again part of Romania. The city was the center of the Herza district until 1962 and has been again since the district was re-established in 1991.
The high proportion of the Romanian population (94% of the city population) is the basis on which Romania claims the Herza area including the city for itself.
Son of the city
- Victor Wittner (1896–1949), Austrian writer
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Arthur Ruppin: The Jews in Romania , Berlin, 1908
Web links
Former synagogue, now the Palace of Culture