Hertsa region

This article is about the geographic region around Hertsa. For other uses, see Hertsa (disambiguation).
Hertsa region
Край Герца (Ukrainian)
Ținutul Herța (Romanian)
Historical region of Eastern Europe
  • From top, left to right: Banchensky Monastery
  • Former synagogue, now Palace of Culture in Hertsa
  • Saint Demeter wooden Church in Bukivka
  • Church of Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Tsuren
Map of modern Chernivtsi Oblast with historical regions outlined: red: northern Bukovina, blue: Hertsa region, green: northern Bessarabia
Country Ukraine
Largest cityHertsa
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The Hertsa region, also known as the Hertza region (Ukrainian: Край Герца, romanized: Krai Hertsa; Romanian: Ținutul Herța), is a region around the town of Hertsa within Chernivtsi Raion in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine, near the border with Romania. With an area of around 304 km2 (117 sq mi), it has a population of about 32,300 people (as of 2001), 93% of whom are ethnic Romanians.

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