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The ancestors of modern Romanians (who called themselves Moldavians until the middle of the 19th century) lived in Chernivtsi since ancient times and practised the Orthodox faith, designated here as «Volos’ka vira» (Vlakh faith). Because in pre-modern times confessional identity was in the first place for Chernivtsi citizens, all Orthodox residents of our city – Читати далі Romanian Chernivtsi Despite the fact that the first German settlers appeared in Bukovyna already in pre-Austrian times, the mass transmigration of German peasants, craftspeople and officials began only in 1780th. Chernivtsi was the most important centre of German settlement, where 12747 Germans resided in 1910 including one third of Protestants and two thirds of Roman-Catholics. The powerful Читати далі V.Staryk. Austrian/German Chernivtsi |
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