Storozhynets

Storozhynets (Ukrainian: Сторожинець, pronounced [storoˈʒɪnetsʲ]; Romanian: Storojineț; see below for other names) is a small city located in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, north of the border with Romania. It hosts the administration of Storozhynets urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is located approximately 20 km (12 mi) south-west of the oblast capital, Chernivtsi. Population: 14,077 (2022 estimate).Storozhynets is located in the historic region of Bukovina, which has been governed by Moldavia (before 1774), the Austrian empire (1774–1918), Romania (1918–1940 and 1941–1944), the USSR (1940–1941 and 1944–1991) and Ukraine (since 1991).