View of the City
The postcard shows the Residence of the Greek-Orthodox Bishop in Chernivtsi. From 1873 on he was the Metropolitan of the Bukowina and Dalmatia, being the head…
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The Main Festive Hall of the Chernivtsi University
The postcard shows a part of the building of the Residence of the Greek-Orthodox Bishop in Chernivtsi. From 1873 on he was the Metropolitan of the Bukowina and…
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Panoramic View of the City from the Weinberggasse
Panoramic view of Chernivtsi from the Northeast, most likely the photo was taken from the Weinberggasse. In front and to the right the older parts of the city…
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Holovna Street
The postcard shows a section of the Siebenbürgerstraße between its beginning at Rathaus Strasse (to be seen in the back of the photo) and the Franz Josefs Park…
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Former Academy for the Education of Teachers
The postcard shows the Lehrer- und Lehrerinnenbildungsanstalt (Academy for the education of teachers) on the corner of Dreifaltigkeitsgasse and Stefaniegasse.…
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Town Hall
The postcars shows the Town Hall on the Ringplatz (Central Square). Chernivtsi was made the capital of the Bukowina after the annexation by Austria in 1775 and…
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Former Catholic Orphanage
The postcards shows the former Catholic Orphanage in Chernivtsi. It was called ‘Josefinum’, situated in 28-ho Tschervnja Street, former Franzensgasse or Strada…
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The Corner between Holovna and Scholom Aleichema Streets
The postcard shows the junction of Enzenberg Hauptstrasse (left, today vul. Holovna) and Judengasse (right, today vul. Scholom Aleichema). In 1880 the street…
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Regional Hospital
The postcard shows the Landeskrankenanstalt (Public provincial hospital) opened in 1886 on Siebenbürgerstrasse (Holovna Street) opposite of the Volksgarten…
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Building on Holovna Street
The postcard shows an appartment building at the junction of Rathausstrasse and Siebenbürgerstrasse (both part of vul. Holovna today.) The house is built in a…
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Law Faculty of University
In 1875 Chernivtsi got its own university. It was named after the emperor “Franz Josephs Universität” and consisted of three faculties for the beginning: a…
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Palace Hotel
The postcard shows the Palace Hotel in Strada Regina Maria (Rathausstrasse, now vul. Holovna). The hotel was one of the best in town until the Second World…
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Soborna Square
The Austriaplatz, todays Soborna Square, is the highest elevation downtown Chernivtsi (225 m). It is one of the oldest marketplaces in town where also firewood…
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Train Station
The postcard shows the old train station in Chernivtsi, built in 1866 and replaced by a new building in 1909. In 1866 the railway line between Lemberg (Lviv)…
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Chernivtsi National University Building
The postcard shows the building of the Landesregierung of the Bukowina (Government of the Bukowina), built in 1871-73 by the architect Gustav Fritsch in a…
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