Vanchykivtsi

Until 18 July 2020, Vanchykivtsi belonged to Novoselytsia 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 Novoselytsia Raion was split between Chernivtsi and Dnistrovskyi Raions, with Vanchykivtsi being transferred to Chernivtsi Raion. Home to the recently remodeled historical Orthodox church Saint Vasily's. The southern edge of the village ends in barbed wire marking the border with Romania and with the European Union. Known for using shovels instead of hoes to plant potatoes. In 2001, 94.5% of the inhabitants spoke Romanian as their native language, with a minority of Ukrainian speakers (4.74%).

• Name — Vanchykivtsi • Settlement Type — Village • Image Flag — Ванчиківці прапор №1.png • Image Shield — Ванчиківці герб №1.png • Pushpin Map — Ukraine Chernivtsi Oblast#Ukraine • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Ukraine • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Ukraine • Subdivision Type1 — Oblast • Subdivision Name1 — Chernivtsi • Subdivision Type2 — Raion • Subdivision Name2 — Chernivtsi Raion • Elevation M — 124 • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +2 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +3 • Mapframe — yes • Mapframe Zoom — 12 • Mapframe Wikidata — yes Vanchykivtsi (Vancicăuții Mari) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vanchykivtsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It was historically a part of Bessarabia. Until 18 July 2020, Vanchykivtsi belonged to Novoselytsia 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 Novoselytsia Raion was split between Chernivtsi and Dnistrovskyi Raions, with Vanchykivtsi being transferred to Chernivtsi Raion. Vanchykivtsi is home to the recently remodeled historical Orthodox church Saint Vasily's. The southern edge of the village ends in barbed wire marking the border with Romania and with the European Union. Vanchykivtsi is known for using shovels instead of hoes to plant potatoes. In 2001, 94.5% of the inhabitants spoke Romanian as their native language, with a minority of Ukrainian speakers (4.74%).

• Călin Alupi (1906–1988), Romanian post-Impressionist painter • Oazu Nantoi (born 1948), Moldovan politician and political analyst • Serafim Saca (1935–2011), Moldovan writer