Chernivtsi Чернівці
The square in front of the Chernivtsi Theatre.
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname: Little Vienna
Map of Ukraine (blue) with Chernivtsi highlighted (red). A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name.
Coordinates: 48°18′0″N 25°56′0″E / 48.3, 25.93333
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Chernivtsi Oblast
City Municipality	Chernivtsi City Municipality
First mentioned	1408
City rights	14th century
Raions	3 Pershotravnevyi Raion Sadhirskyi Raion Shevchenkivskyi Raion
Government
- Mayor	Mykola Fedoruk
Area
- Total	153 km² (59. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Oblast (во́бласць oblast о́бласт oblast о́бласть област/ oblast; oblasť област о́бласть is a type of Administrative division Chernivtsi Oblast (Чернівецька область translit For the manufactured regenerated fiber see Rayon A raion (or rayon) (райо́н ra'jon rayon раён რაიონი 'City rights' redirects here See also Municipal charter. Town privileges were important features of European Towns during Sadhora (Садгора Sadagóra Sădăgura סאדיגורא Sadigora also Sadiger) is now a Microraion of Chernivtsi city which is located 6km from A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi)
Population (2001 census)
- Total	242,300
- Density	1,625/km² (4,208. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The first Ukrainian Census was carried out by State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on December 5, 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	58000
Area code(s)	+380 372
Sister cities	Salt Lake City, Konin, Suceava, Nazareth Illit, Saskatoon, Klagenfurt, Podolsk
Website: http://www.city.cv.ua/

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Together with the city of Lviv, Chernivtsi is considered to be a cultural centre of western Ukraine. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Many famous Ukrainians were born or lived in the city, including the poet Ivan Franko, the first President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk, and Speaker of the Parliament Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Ivan Yakovych Franko (Івáн Якович Франкó ( &ndash) was a Ukrainian poet writer social and literary critic journalist economist and political activist The President of Ukraine (Президент України is the head of the state of Ukraine and acts in its name For hockey player see Igor Kravchuk Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk (Леонід Макарович Кравчук born 10 January 1934) is a The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Голова Верховної Ради України is the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine Arseniy Petrovych Yatsenyuk (Арсеній Петрович Яценюк (born May 22, 1974 in Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian Additionally, many other well known historical figures were born in the city, such as the Vienna Secession artist Oskar Laske. The Vienna Secession (also known as the Union of Austrian Artists, or Vereiningung Bildender Künstler Österreichs) was formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists Chernivtsi is also considered as one of Romania's greatest cultural and educational centres in history. As a cultural and architectural center, Chernivtsi was dubbed as Little Vienna,^[1][2] Jerusalem upon the Prut and the European Alexandria. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια

Chernivtsi is currently twinned with eight other cities around the world. Chernivtsi is also a major point of railway and highway crossings in the region, and houses an international airport. Chernivtsi Airport is an airport in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Airlines and Destinations Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Government and administrative divisions 4 Demographics 5 Culture 5.1 Architecture 5.2 Sports 6 Name 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Geography

Chernivtsi is located in the historic Northern Bukovyna region of western Ukraine. Bukovina (Bucovina Буковина/ Bukovyna; German and Polish: Bukowina; see also other languages) is a historical region on the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The city lies 248 meters above sea level and is surrounded by forests and fields. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the The Prut River runs through the city's landscape. Prut, or Pruth, (Прут is a 953 km long river in Eastern Europe.

History

Chernivtsi continues to hold a prominent position among other Ukrainian and Eastern European cities. The city's ancient beginnings and significant history add to its charm and attraction for those interested in the Bukovynian Region.

Archeological evidence discovered in the area surrounding Chernivtsi indicates that a local population existed in that area since the neolithic era. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos Later settlements included those of the Trypillian culture (Cucuteni),^[3] the Corded Ware culture; artifacts from the Bronze and Iron ages were also found in the city. The Cucuteni culture, better known in the countries of the former Soviet Union as Trypillian culture or Tripolie culture, is a late Neolithic The Corded Ware culture, alternatively characterized as the Battle Axe culture or Single Grave culture is an enormous European Archaeological horizon that The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. Remains of the early Slavic tribes in the area date back to the 2nd–5th centuries, with the artifacts of Chroatian and Tiverian peoples from the 9th–11th centuries also being present. The 2nd century is the period from 101 to 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. Tivertsi, aka Tivertsy, Tiverians ( Тиверцы in Russian, Тиверці in Ukrainian) is a tribe of Early East Slavs The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era.

A fortified settlement located on the left shore of Prut dates back to the time of the Principality of Halych and is thought to have been built by Grand Prince Yaroslav Osmomysl, who ruled from 1153-1187. The Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia ( Ruthenian: sla Галицко-Волинскоє Королѣвство Regnum Galiciæ et Lodomeriæ or Galicia-Vladimir, was Kniaz’ or knyaz is a word found in some Slavic languages, denoting a Nobility rank Yaroslav Osmomysl (Ярослав Осмомисл Yaroslav Volodymyrkovych Osmomysl) (b ^[4] Legendary accounts refer to this fortress-city as Chern’, or Black city, and it is said to owe its name to the black color of the city walls, built from dark oak layered with local black-colored soil. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin Chernozem (чернозём black soil) also known as "black land" or "black earth" is a black-coloured Soil containing a very high percentage ^[5] This stronghold was unfortunately destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Rus by the Burundai in 1259. The Mongol invasion of Rus' was heralded by the Battle of the Kalka River in 1223 between Subutai 's reconnaissance unit and the combined force Burundai or Buruldai (d1282 was a notable Mongol general of the mid XIII century. However, the remaining ramparts of the fortress were still used for the defense purposes; they were augmented with several bastions, one of which is still extant, in the 17th century. Following the destruction of the fortress, later settlements in the area centered to the right of the Prut River, at a more strategically advantageous, elevated location.

Beginning in 1359, the city and its surroundings came under the control of the neighboring Principality of Moldavia. Moldavia (Moldova is a geographic and historical region and former Principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between Eastern Carpathians

The city became a part of the Duchy of Bukovina, a crownland of the Austrian Empire, in 1775 and received the Magdeburg rights soon thereafter. Bukovina (Bucovina Буковина/ Bukovyna; German and Polish: Bukowina; see also other languages) is a historical region on the For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. Magdeburg Rights (Magdeburger Recht or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted with ^[6]

The city began to flourish in 1778 when Knight Karl von Enzenberg was appointed the chief of the Military Administration of Chernivtsi. He invited many merchants, craftsmen and business people to help develop trade and other businesses. St. Peter's Fairs (July 1-15) had given a new vibrant impulse to the market development from 1786.

During the 19th and early 20th century, Chernivtsi became a center of the Ukrainian nationalist movement. Chernivtsi was also the site of the first Yiddish language conference in 1908; this was coordinated by Nathan Birnbaum. Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High Nathan Birnbaum is also the birth name of comedian George Burns.

When Austria-Hungary dissolved in 1918, the city and its surrounding area became a part of the Kingdom of Romania. See also Kings of Romania The Kingdom of Roumania (or ' Romania ' in post-1969 and also current spelling was the old Romanian state based on a form of ^[7] In 1940, Red Army forces claimed the area and it subsequently became a part of the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or the Ukrainian SSR was one of the 15 constituent republics that made up the Former Soviet Union from its The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 ^[7]

Romania re-took control of the city and much of southern Ukraine in 1941 as part of the Axis attack on the Soviet Union during World War II. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Operation Barbarossa ( Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the Codename for Nazi Germany 's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including When Axis forces were driven out by the Red Army, the city rejoined the Ukrainian SSR in 1944. The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries

Since 1991, Chernitvtsi has been a part of independent Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. In May 1999, Romania opened a consulate general in the city. Contemporary Chernivtsi is an important regional center, which is situated on the picturesque banks of Prut River and occupies an area of about 150 square kilometres (58 sq mi). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.

Government and administrative divisions

Chernivtsi is the administrative center of the Chernivtsi Oblast (province) as well as of the Chernivtsi City Municipality housed within the city. Chernivtsi Oblast (Чернівецька область translit Oblast (во́бласць oblast о́бласт oblast о́бласть област/ oblast; oblasť област о́бласть is a type of Administrative division However, Chernivtsi is a city of oblast subordinance, thus being subject directly to the oblast authorities rather to the city municipality housed in the city itself. Ukraine is subdivided into 24 Oblasts (provinces, one Autonomous republic, and two " cities with special status' "

The territory of Chernivtsi is divided into 3 administrative raions (districts):

1. Pershotravnevyi Raion (Ukrainian: Першотравневий район)
2. Sadhirskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Садгірський район)
3. Shevchenkivskyi Raion^[8] (Ukrainian: Шевченківський район)

The mayor of Chernivtsi is Mykola Fedoruk, who has held the position since 1994. For the manufactured regenerated fiber see Rayon A raion (or rayon) (райо́н ra'jon rayon раён რაიონი Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Sadhora (Садгора Sadagóra Sădăgura סאדיגורא Sadigora also Sadiger) is now a Microraion of Chernivtsi city which is located 6km from Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government ^[5]

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1775	2,300	N/A
1794	5,000	+2. 17%
1832	11,000	+2. 2%
1869	34,000	+3. 1%
1890	54,200	+1. 6%
1910	87,100	+1. 3%
1930	112,400	+1. 1%
1941	78,800	-0. 7%
1970	187,000	+2. 37%
1984	238,000	+1. 27%
2001	236,700[9]	+0. 99%
2005	242,300	+1. 02%

According to the latest All-Ukrainian population census in 2001, the population of Chernivtsi was approximately 236,700 people of 65 nationalities. The first Ukrainian Census was carried out by State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on December 5, 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census ^[9] Among them, 189,000 (79. 8%) are Ukrainians, 26,700 (11. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens 3%) Russians, 10,500 (4. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries 4%) Romanians; 3,800 (1. The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni 6%) Moldavians, 1,400 (0. 6%) Polish; 1,300 (0. The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. 6%) Jews; 2,900 (1. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ 2%) other nationalities. ^[5]

Based on the latest available Soviet data, the population of the city, as of January 1, 1989, was approximately 295,000 residents. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Among these, there are some 172,000 Ukrainians, 46,000 Russians, 16,000 Romanians, 13,000 Moldavians, 7,000 Poles and others. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland.

Historically, the city was very multinational. In 1930, according to the Romanian census, the population of the city was 26. 8 % Jewish, 23. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ 2% Romanians, 20. The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni 8% Germans, 18. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 6% Ukrainians, and 1. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens 5% Russians. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries

The Romanian population in Chernivtsi started decreasing rapidly after 1950. The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni Many Romanians fled to Romania or were deported to Siberia (where most of them died), and the remaining Romanian population quickly became a minority and assimilated with the majority. Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving ^[10] Nowadays, the Romanian minority in Chernivtsi is still decreasing as a result of cultural assimilation and emigration to Romania. A region or society where several different groups are spontaneously assimilated is sometimes referred to as a Melting pot.

Chernivtsi once had a Jewish community of 50,000, about half of whom survived World War II thanks to the intercession of a Romanian lawyer and reserve officer, Theodor Criveanu. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania ^[11] However, following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the majority of the Jewish population emigrated to Israel and the United States. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Culture

Architecture

There are many places which attract citizens of Chernivtsi and the visitors: Drama Theatre, Regional Philharmonic Society, Organ and Chamber Music Hall, puppet-theatre, Museum of Local Lore, History and Economy, Museum of Fine Arts, Bukovynian Diaspora Museum, Museum of Folk Architecture and Way of Life, memorial museums of writers, 5 cinemas, 41 libraries, the Central Palace of Culture, 17 clubs, 4 music schools, fine arts school, 2 recreational parks.

The city of Chernivtsi has a lot of important architectural buildings. Many historic buildings have been preserved, especially within the city's center. However, after years of disrepair and neglect, the buildings are in need of major restoration.

As Chernivsti was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was closely related to the empire's culture, including architecture. Main architectural styles present within the city include Vienna Secession and Neoclassicism, Baroque, late Gothic architecture, and fragments of traditional Moldavian and Hungarian architecture, Byzantine architecture as well as Cubism. The Vienna Secession (also known as the Union of Austrian Artists, or Vereiningung Bildender Künstler Österreichs) was formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and Baroque architecture, starting in the early 17th century in Italy, took the humanist Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Byzantine architecture is the Architecture of the Byzantine Empire. Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European ^[12] The city is sometimes dubbed Little Vienna, because its architecture is reminiscent of the Austro-Hungarian capital Vienna. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. ^[1][2]

The main architectural attractions of the city include: the Chernivtsi Drama Theater (1905); the Chernivtsi University — a former residence of the Metropolitans of Bukovyna (1882); the Regional Museum of Fine Arts — the former savings bank (1900); the Regional Council — former Palace of Justice (1906); and the Chernivtsi Palace of Culture — former Jewish National House (1908); among many others. The Chernivtsi University (current full name Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University) is the leading Ukrainian institution for higher education in Northern Bukovina

The Czech architect Josef Hlavka designed, in 1875, the buildings that currently house the Chernivtsi State University. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, They were originally the former residence of the Bukovynian metropolitans. The Romanesque and Byzantine architecture is embellished with motifs of Ukrainian folk art; for example, the tile roof patterns duplicate the geometric designs of traditional Ukrainian embroidery. Ukrainian embroidery (Вишивка Vyshyvka) occupies an important place among the various branches of Ukrainian decorative arts

Sports

The most popular kinds of sports in Chernivtsi include arching, judo, field hockey, karate, power-lifting and orienteering. ^[13] Chernivtsi's baseball, hockey, and football clubs (FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi) are participants of the Ukrainian national championships. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernivtsi.

Chernivtsi has a number of well-developed sports establishments and facilities, including 5 stadiums, 186 sports grounds, 2 tennis courts, 11 football fields, 4 skating rinks, 21 shooting galleries, 3 swimming pools, 69 gyms, and 62 gyms with special training equipment and an international motorcycle racing track. A tennis court is where the game of Tennis is played It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium ^[13]

Over 7,950 inhabitants are members of sport clubs within the city, and more than 50,000 people participate in various sport activities. ^[13] Currently, 8 sportsmen from the city are the members of national teams and 12 are members in the Ukrainian youth national teams. ^[13] Three athletes from Chernivtsi were prize-winners of various world tournaments, 2 who were winners of European and 42 of national championships in 2002. ^[13]

Name

Aside from Ukrainian, Chernivtsi is also known by many different foreign names, which were used during times of rule by different entities throughout the city's history, or by the respective population groups at the time: German: Czernowitz; Romanian: Cernăuţi; Yiddish: טשערנאוויץ, translit. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High Tshernovits; Russian: Черновцы́, translit. Chernovtsy; Polish: Czerniowce; Hungarian: Csernovic. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Romanization of the Russian alphabet is the process of transliterating the Russian language from the Cyrillic alphabet and Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe.

See also

• Chernivtsi University
• List of people from Chernivtsi

References

External links

• Main Page (English/Ukrainian). Chernivtsi City Official Site. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France
• www.czernowitz.de (German). Czernowitz Bukowina - Wo Menschen und Bücher lebten. Books and news about Chernivtsi and Bukovina.
• Chernovtsy (Russian). Electronic Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France
• Chernivtsi photo gallery and links. GeoCities. Yahoo! GeoCities is a Webhosting service founded by David Bohnett and John Rezner in late 1994 as Beverly Hills Internet (BHI Retrieved on 2007-09-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France

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