School on Katedralna
In 1863 a Greek Orthodox High School (Oberrealschule) was founded, and in 1870 it moved into a new building at the corner of Siebenbürgerstrasse (Str. Stefan…
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Barbus Street
Chernivtsi was the ethnically most ‘mixed’ of all provincial capitals of the Habsburg Empire. In 1910 out of a total population of 90.000, around 33% were…
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Former Synagogue
The photo shows the Chewra-Tehilim Synagogue of the funeral brotherhood, one of around 70 synagogues and prayer houses in Chernivtsi before the Second World…
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Funeral of Mayor E. Reiss
In 1910 in Chernivtsi out of a total population of 90.000, around 33% were Jews. Chernivtsi was the only capital of an Austrian province (Landeshauptstadt)…
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Barbus Street with former Synagogue
The photo shows the Synagogengasse (Str. Wilson, vul. Barbusa) with the so called Große Synagoge in the distance, a big synagogue finished in 1853. It was one…
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Former Great Synagogue
The photo shows the so called Große Synagoge, the big synagogue in Synagogengasse (Str. Wilson, vul. Barbusa). Finished in 1853, it was one of around 70…
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Gynaecological Hospital
The building on the postcard was buit in 1897 for the high school for agriculture and farming which was founded in 1871. The paintings on the facade show…
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Regional Сouncil of the Chernivtsi Oblast
The postcard shows the Justizpalais (Palace of Justice), built on what was then part of the Theatre Square (or Fish square) in 1906. Only in 1910, when the…
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Former student’s home
The photo shows the Kaiser Franz Joseph’s Universitäts Studentenheim (Emperor Franz Joseph home for university students) on the corner of Stefan Wolf Gasse…
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Brativ Rusnakiv Street with former student’s home
The photo shows the corner of Stefan Wolf Gasse (Str. Lazar, vul. Brativ Rusnakiv) and Ispesculgasse (Str. Isopescul, vul. Myrona Korduby). The building on the…
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Former Jewish Market
The photo shows the market on a square then called Alter Markt (Old Market). It was on the corner of Judengasse (Str. Evreiasca, vul. Scholom Alejchema) and…
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View on Lesi Ukrainky Street
This photo shows the Althgasse (Str. Cuza Voda, vul. Vul. Lesi Ukrainky). In the distance the residence of the Greek Orthodox Bishop can be seen. The large…
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Former Hotel zum Schwarzer Adler
On its left side this photo shows the Hotel zum Schwarzer Adler (Under the Black Eagle), the best hotel in town during the times of the Austrian rule. It was…
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Former Jewish National House
During the Austrian era, each of the major ehtnic groups established a network of various cultural, educational, sporting, political and social organizations…
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Market on Soborna Square
The photo shows a market on the Austriaplatz (P. Ghica Voda, Soborna pl.), one of the oldest marketplaces in town where also firewood was traded. Therefor it…
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