The houses and the streets of Chernivtsi have not changed much since the pre-war period. The population, however, has almost completely been replaced. Anyone walking on the streets of Chernivtsi, when looking at the pavement can see on manhole covers which might say “Czernowitz”, “Cernăuţi”, and of course the current name of the city – “Chernivtsi”. The traces of the past are still there.
Chernivtsi – manhole from the Austrian periode
Chernivtsi – manhole from the Austrian periode
Chernivtsi – contamporary manhole
Chernivtsi – manhole from the Romanian periode
Vanished World 