Dubovtsy

The first written mention of Dubivtsi village and the first settlements, according to archaeological data obtained from excavations in 1966, appeared in the "Yeshkiv" tract - ancient Slavic settlements of the Cherniakhivska culture of the II-V centuries AD and in the "Hora" tract - an ancient Rusyn settlement of the 12th-13th centuries. For the first time, in 1464, the village of Dubivtsi was mentioned in the chronicles found.

The name of the village comes from the oak forest. Initially, the name was used in the singular form - Dubovets, and from the end of the 18th century (1782) it was called Dubivtsi as it is now. There is also a legend about the origin of the village. Two brothers named Tsyhanchuk, fleeing from Basarabia from the Turkish enslavers, wandered into the forest near the Prut. They were handsome, statuesque, tall and strong, like two oaks. The brothers built their homes in the forest. They started farms and families. And their children were strong, tall and beautiful, like oaks. Hence the name of the village. There is something to see in this small village for an architecture lover. Almost at the beginning of the village, to the right of the road, a two-story light green house from the Austrian times, similar to a small palace, will attract attention. This house, built in 1914 by Baron Shymonovych, served as his family estate for several years. Nowadays, the village council is located here. Further, on the left, there is a church-chapel built by the Shymonovych (although there is evidence that the church dates back to the eighteenth century), which, unfortunately, stands empty with its doors boarded up right in the center of the village. The complex of buildings in Dubivtsi is included in the list of monuments of national importance. It is a wooden Assumption Church with a bell tower. It dates back to the late seventeenth century. The church was rebuilt in 1782, as evidenced by the inscription on the door of the Babynets. Local legend says that the shrine was moved to the village from neighboring Hlynica, which lies on the opposite bank of the Prut River. The old church fence, also made of wood, has been preserved. Although the word "also" now refers more to the square two-tiered bell tower. The temple itself is now, as is common in Bukovyna, clad in tin.

The local government is the Dubove village council. Address of the village council: 59334, Chernivtsi region, Kitsman district, Dubivtsi village. Central, 14, tel. 03736 6-43-56.