Hertsa region

Map of modern Chernivtsi Oblast with historical regions outlined: red: northern Bukovina, blue: Hertsa region, green: northern Bessarabia
Ethnic divisions in Chernivtsi Oblast in the 1980s, with Ukrainians, Romanians, Russians, Moldovans and Jews depicted in white, blue, red, and yellow respectively

The Hertsa region, also known as the Hertza region (Ukrainian: Край Герца, romanizedKrai Hertsa; Romanian: Ținutul Herța), is a region around the town of Hertsa within Chernivtsi Raion in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine, near the border with Romania. With an area of around 304 km2 (117 sq mi),[1] it has a population of about 32,300 people (as of 2001), 93% of whom are ethnic Romanians.

  1. ^ Popescu, Ion (13 February 2005). "Crearea regiunii Cernăuți". Observatorul. Toronto. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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