Lunka
Lunka (Ukrainian: Лунка; Romanian: Lunca) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
Until 18 July 2020, Lunka belonged to Hertsa Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Hertsa Raion was merged into Chernivtsi Raion.[2][3]
Lunca massacre[]
A massacre took place there on February 7, 1941, when hundreds[4] of civilians (mostly ethnic Romanians) were killed when their attempt to forcefully cross the border from the Soviet Union to Romania. This event is known as the Lunca massacre.
References[]
- ^ "Герцаївська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Pădurean, Bianca (7 February 2018). "Pagina de istorie: Masacrul de la Lunca, pedeapsa pentru cei care au dorit să evadeze din "paradisul sovietic"". rfi.ro (in Romanian). Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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Coordinates: 48°10′00″N 26°17′20″E / 48.16667°N 26.28889°E
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