title: Religious component of ethnocultural development of polyetnic region of Chernivtsi oblast
abstract: In this article the author considers territorial differences in the formation of the religious component of ethnocultural development of Chernivtsi oblast, which is distinguished by its ethnical contact, polyethnicity and transboundariness. Its territory is home to more than 130 ethnic groups, and Ukrainians, Romanians and Moldovans border on densely populated areas. Also unique is the fact that there are two historical and geographical regions of Ukrainians – Northern Bukovina and Northern Bess
journal: Human Geography Journal