Chernivtsi district is located in the central part of Chernivtsi region, in the historical and ethnographic region of Bukovina. In the south it borders Romania. The northern border runs along the Dniester River, within the district flows the Prut River. Beech and oak forests around Chernivtsi are protected by the Chernivtsi Regional Park, and a small ski resort operates on the territory of the Tsetsino Reserve.
The administrative center of Chernivtsi district is the regional center, the city of Chernivtsi, which has a distinct European architectural face. Here is the former residence of the Metropolitans of Bukovina and Dalmatia, now Chernivtsi National University. Yuri Fedkovych, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Among other historical and cultural monuments: t ...