Cernăuți County
Cernăuți County was a county (județ) of Romania, in Bukovina, with the capital city at Cernăuți. The area was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940 (after the Soviet occupation of Northern Bukovina) and again in 1944 (after the Soviet occupation of Romania), and has been part of Ukraine since 1991.
Județul Cernăuți | |
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County (Județ) | |
Cernăuți County prefecture building of the interwar period | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Country | Rumania |
| Historic region | Bukovina |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Cernăuți |
| Established | 18 December 1918 (Decree No. 3715 for the administration of Bukovina; first time) 1941 (second time) |
| Ceased to exist | 1940 (first time) 1944 (second time) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefect |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,771 km2 (684 sq mi) |
| Population (1930) | |
| • Total | 305,097 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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