Dniester district is located in the eastern part of Chernivtsi region, in the historical and ethnographic region of Bukovina. The northern border runs along the Dniester River. The landscapes of the right-bank steep slopes of the Dniester canyon and its right tributaries with deciduous forests are protected by the Khotyn National Nature Park.
The main historical and cultural monument of the district is the State Historical and Architectural Reserve "Khotyn Fortress", near which the remarkable Battle of Khotyn in 1621 took place. Beautiful landscapes of the Dniester Reservoir open from the terraces of the Galician Pechersk St. Nicholas Monastery in the village of Halytsia.
The administrative center of the Dniester district is the village of Kelmentsi. The area of th ...