Hertsaivskyi Raion
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Hertsa Raion Герцаївський район (Ukrainian) Raionul Herța (Romanian) |
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| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Region | Chernivtsi Oblast | ||
| Established | pre-1962, 1991 | ||
| Admin. center | Hertsa | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Governor | Vasyl' Mykhailovych Skrypa | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 308.7 km2 (119.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 32,300 | ||
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal index | N/A | ||
| Area code | 380 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Hertsa Raion (Ukrainian: Герцаївський район, translit.: Hertsaiivs'kyi raion; Romanian: Raionul Herța pronounced [raˈjonul ˈhert͡sa]) is an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The region has an area of 308.7 km² and 32,000 inhabitants, and centers on the city of Hertsa.
Hertza region was part of the Principality of Moldavia since its founding in the 14th century and after the union of Moldavia with Wallachia in 1859 it became part of Romania, which gained its formal independence in 1877.
The region was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940 following the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany, and was added to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. It was recaptured by Romania in 1941 in the course of Axis attack on the Soviet Union in the Second World War, but was recaptured again by the Soviet Army in 1944. The annexation was confirmed by the Paris Peace Treaties in 1947 between the USSR and the Communist Romania.
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