Novoselytsia

Novoselytsia
Новоселиця (Ukrainian)

Noua Suliță (Romanian)

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Novoselytsia
Новоселиця (Ukrainian)

Location in Ukraine

Coordinates: 48°13′N 26°16′E / 48.217°N 26.267°E / 48.217; 26.267Coordinates: 48°13′N 26°16′E / 48.217°N 26.267°E / 48.217; 26.267
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast
First mentioned 1456
City status 1940
Area
  Total 250 sq mi (6,47 km2)
Population (2013)
  Total 7,764
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Post code 60300-06
Area code(s) +380-3733

Novoselytsia (Ukrainian: Новоселиця, Ukrainian pronunciation: [nɔwɔˈsɛɫɪt͡sʲɑ]; Romanian: Noua Suliță pronounced [ˈnowa ˈsulit͡sə]) is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It stands at the northern tip of Bessarabia region, on its border with Bukovina. Its population is 8,400 (2001).

From 1774 to 1877, Novoselytsia was at the tripoint between the Austrian (Duchy of Bukovina), Ottoman (Danubian Principalities) and Russian (Governorate of Bessarabia) empires.

Natives

Villa der Ritter von Zotta in Novoselycia, 1900


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