Lunka

Lunka (Ukrainian: Лунка; Romanian: Lunca) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Hertsa urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

For the Romanian village called Lunka in Hungarian, see Baia de Criș.
Lunka
Lunka is located in Chernivtsi Oblast
Lunka
Lunka is located in Ukraine
Lunka
Coordinates: 48°10′0″N 26°17′20″E

Until 18 July 2020, Lunka 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]

Lunca massacre
Main article: Lunca massacre

A massacre took place there on February 7, 1941, when hundreds[4] of civilians (mostly ethnic Romanians) were killed during an attempt to cross the border from the Soviet Union to Romania.

References
  1. "Герцаевская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  4. Pădurean, Bianca (7 February 2018). "Pagina de istorie: Masacrul de la Lunca, pedeapsa pentru cei care au dorit să evadeze din "paradisul sovietic"". rfi.ro (in Romanian). Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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