What is "novoselytsia"

Novoselytsia (, ; ) is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast ( province) of Ukraine. It stands at the northern tip of Bessarabia region, on its border with Bukovina. Its population is 8,400 ( 2001).

From 1774 to 1877, Novoselytsia was at the tripoint between the Austrian ( Duchy of Bukovina), Ottoman ( Danubian Principalities) and Russian ( Governorate of Bessarabia) empires.