Image of Putna village seen from the hill. Field Research in Bucovina (1980)

Ioan George Andron · 1980

Bucovina is a historical region; the name officially came into use in 1775, with the annexation of the territory by the Habsburg Empire. The name comes from the Slavic word for beech (“buk”), thus the term “Bucovina” can be translated as “Land of beech trees.” The term in the sense of beech forest, first appears in a document issued by Mr. Moldavia, Roman I Musat, on March 30, 1392.