Chernivet︠s︡ʹka oblastʹ (Ukraine)

found: Russia and newly independent nations of the former USSR [MAP] March, 1993:(Ukraine: Region (Oblastʹ): Chernivtsi)

found: SSSR, territ.-delenie, 1977:p. 344 (Chernovit︠s︡kai︠a︡ oblastʹ, established 08-07-1940)

found: Ukr. rad. ent︠s︡ykl.:v. 12, p. 280-281 (Chernivet︠s︡ʹka oblastʹ, estab. 08-07-40 after uniting Sev. Bukovyny and Khotynsʹkyĭ pov. of Bessarabii︠a︡ with Ukraine)

found: Bolʹsh. sov. ėnt︠s︡ikl., 2nd ed.:v. 47, p. 170 (Chernovet︠s︡kai︠a︡ oblastʹEstab. 08-07-40 after union of Sev. Bukoviny (seized in 1918 by Rumanian boyars) with Ukraine)

found: Encyc. of Ukraine:v. 1, p. 437 (Chernivtsi oblast formed 08-07-40 from northern parts of Bukovyna and Bessarabia. Until 13th cent. oblast formed part of Kievan Rusʹ. Then it belonged to the principality of Galicia-Volhynia and from the 2nd half of 14th cent. to Moldavia. In 1774 the western part (Bukovynia) was incorporated into Austria, while the northeastern part of this territory was ceded to Russia after 1812 where it was call Bessarabia oblast (later guberniya). From 1919 the entire territory was controlled by Rumania until 1940)

notfound: LC data base, 07-16-93 (hdg. Bessarabskai︠a︡ gubernīi︠a︡ (Russia));LC data base, 07-16-93 (hdg.: Bukovina (Duchy))

found: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Jan. 21, 2015:Chernivtsi Oblast page (Romanian name of Chernivet︠s︡'ka oblast' is Regiunea Cernăuţi; the oblasts consists mostly of the northern part of the region of Bukowina and borders Romania and Moldova)