Chernivtsi
Country City/Town County / District / Region / State
Austria Klagenfurt Carinthia
Canada Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Israel Nazareth Illit Northern District
Poland Konin Konin County
Romania Suceava Suceava County , Bucovina
Romania Iași Iași County , Moldavia
Romania Timișoara Timiș County , Banat
United States Salt Lake City Utah
International relations -- Twin towns—Sister cities
The first international contacts with the city were established on July 20 , 1989 , when then-Mayor of Chernivtsi City Council Pavel Kaspruk , signed a twinning agreement with the Mayor of Salt Lake City ( USA ) – Lowell Turner . To commemorate this event , the Cradle of Peace was erected in Chernivtsi . Chernivtsi is twinned with :
Chernivtsi (Ukrainian: Чернівці́, romanized: Černivci [tʃern⁽ʲ⁾iu̯ˈts⁽ʲ⁾i]; Romanian: Cernăuți; see also other names) is a city in western Ukraine. It is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, and is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) - the northern, Ukrainian part of the historical region of Bukovina. Administratively, Chernivtsi is a city of regional significance. At the time of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of the city was 240,600. Current population: 295,366 (2015 est.) Chernivtsi is currently viewed as one of Western Ukraine's main cultural centers. The city is also considered one of Ukraine's important educational and architectural sites. Historically a cosmopolitan community, Chernivtsi was once dubbed Little Vienna and Jerusalem upon the Prut. Chernivtsi is currently twinned with seven other cities around the world. The city is a major regional rail and road transportation hub, also housing an international airport.