Molnytsia

Commune in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine

Molnytsia (Ukrainian: Молниця; Romanian: Molnița) is a commune (selsoviet) in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It is composed of a single village, Molnytsia, and belongs to Hertsa urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1]

Until 18 July 2020, Molnytsia 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] In 2001, 96.97% of the inhabitants spoke Romanian as their native language, while 2,32% spoke Ukrainian.^[4]

Natives

Gheorghe Amihalachioaie (born 1949), Moldovan lawyer and politician
Mihai Amihalachioaie (1961–2024), Moldovan accordionist and conductor^[5]
Ion Chilaru [ro; uk] (1937–1994), journalist, poet and translator
Simion Gociu [ro; uk] (born 1948), activist and poet

References

^ "Герцаевская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
^ "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.
^ https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/
^ "A murit dirijorul Mihai Amihalachioaie. Avea 63 de ani". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.