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The name Bukowina
came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the
Principality of Moldova to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy,
which became Austrian Empire in 1804, and Austria-Hungary in
1867.
The official German name, die
Bukowina, of the province under Austrian rule (1775–1918), was
derived from the Polish form Bukowina, which in turn comes
from the common Slavic form Bukowina, which stands for beech
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the Middle Ages, the region was the northwestern third of "Ţara
de Sus" (Upper Country in Romanian) part of the
Moldavian Principality, as opposed to "Ţara de Jos"
(Lower Country). The region has become the cradle of the Moldavian
Principality, and remained its political center until 1574, when its
capital was moved from Suceava to Iasi.
Nowadays in Ukraine the name is
unofficial, but is common when referring to the Chernivtsi Oblast as
over 2/3 of the region is the northern part of Bukovina. In Romania
the term Northern Bucovina is sometimes synonymous to the
entire Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine, and (Southern) Bucovina
to Suceava County of Romania.
In English, an alternate form is The
Bukovina, increasingly an archaism, which, however, is found in
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the 14th. century |
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Starting with the 2nd
millennium BC, it was inhabited by the Dacian tribes, such as
Costoboci and Carpians, for a period cohabitated also by the Celto-Germanic
tribe of Bastarnae. From approx. 70 BC to 44 BC, the region was
incorporated in the Dacian polity of Burebidsta.
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| When the Dacian Kingdom of Decebal, which
included the territories just on the other side of the Carpathian
Mountains from what is today Bukovina, fell to the Romans in 106, the area
came under linguistic and cultural influence of the Roman Empire. |
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| In 3rd century (240s–270s) the region was
plundered by the Goths, in the 4th century by the Huns (370s–380s), and
in the 6th century (560s–570s) by the Avars. |
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| Beginning with the 6th century, Slavic
populations entered the region and influenced the locals in respect to
language and certain agricultural methods. |
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According to medieval Kievan sources,
around 10th century the territory could have been part of the Kyivan Rus, and in 12th to early 14th century, Principality of
Halych - Volhynia, included parts of the region. Some sources state that the low-land territory of the present-day Bukovina
was included in an early Vlach polity around the city of Siret.
The villages of the Campulung Valley formed a "republic" that preserved its autonomy even
under the Principality of Moldovia which acquired independence in 1359.
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| Bukowina landscape |
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| Administration
of the Commandery of Bukowina |
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Dame Ingeborg
Kocjmajewski, DLJ-J |
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Commander of the
Commandery |
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