Novoselytsia
| Novoselytsia Новоселиця (Ukrainian) Noua Suliță (Romanian) | ||
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  Novoselytsia Новоселиця (Ukrainian) Location in Ukraine | ||
| Coordinates: 48°13′N 26°16′E / 48.217°N 26.267°ECoordinates: 48°13′N 26°16′E / 48.217°N 26.267°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine | |
| Oblast | Chernivtsi Oblast | |
| First mentioned | 1456 | |
| City status | 1940 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 250 sq mi (6,47 km2) | |
| Population (2013) | ||
| • Total | 7,764 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Post code | 60300-06 | |
| Area code(s) | +380-3733 | |
Novoselytsia (Ukrainian: Новоселиця, Romanian: Noua Suliță pronounced [ˈnowa ˈsulit͡sə]) is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It stands at the northern tip of Bessarabia region, on its border with Bukovina. Its population is 8,400 (2001).
From 1774 to 1877, Novoselytsia was at the tripoint between the Austrian (Duchy of Bukovina), Ottoman (Danubian Principalities) and Russian (Governorate of Bessarabia) empires.
Natives
- Nicolae Bosie-Codreanu, politician of the Moldavian Democratic Republic
- Ieremia Cecan, Romanian priest and far-right politician
- Tetyana Filonyuk, Ukrainian athlete
Gallery
Villa der Ritter von Zotta in Novoselycia, 1900
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