Bukowina
Bukowina, also known as historical Bukovina, is a geographical region in Eastern Europe, situated in the northeastern corner of the Carpathian Mountains. Historically, it was a duchy within the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later a county in Romania and then the Soviet Union. Today, the region is divided between Ukraine and Romania. The Ukrainian part, Chernivtsi Oblast, is in the north, while the Romanian part forms the counties of Suceava and Botoșani in the south.
The name "Bukowina" derives from the Slavic word "buk," meaning beech tree, referring to the region's dense
Key historical sites in Bukovina include the painted monasteries of Northern Bukovina, a UNESCO World Heritage