Title: City Hertsa Title: District Administrative Center Gertsa Location: Located on the river Hertsa, 35 km south-east of Chernivtsi Population: 2500 thousand people Area: 3.2 sq. km. km. Waterways: River Hertsa Founded: 1437 Background: First mentioned in the charter of the Moldavian December 20, 1437. The town was founded at the crossroads of ancient trade routes leading from the northern Russian principalities to the Dunai and Black Sea and the Carpathians in central Europe, which led to the rapid development of the settlement. In 1864 he received the city status. Before World War II population was more than 8000 residents. During the war the city was almost completely destroyed and partially rebuilt during the Soviet era. The smallest regional center in Ukraine, the administrative center of the smallest region in Ukraine. Sightseeing: St. Spyrydon church.