Tourism objects and development of Armenian ethnographic excursion route in polyethnic Chernivtsi

Retrospective-chorological specificities of the appearance Armenian ethnic element on territory Bukovyna and City Chernivtsi were disclosed. Population dynamics within community based censuses held 1774 – 2001 said community’s participation in economic, public political life city, as well cultural educational activity analyzed. Armenians for first time appeared far back times Kiev Rus Principality Galicia Volyn international traders. The settlers lived beginning from «pre-Austrian» time, their was always compact usually covering areas around praying Roman Catholic Church Holy Cross that had St George’s Altar until they built own cathedral. It 1783 catholic religious Chernivtsi. residents predominantly engaged trade, or doctors, engineers, landowners, manufacturers highly ranked state officers. With houses concentrated a new «Armenian block», is, area present-day Street, Jacob von Petrovich Ukrainian Street Lane. block its center 1869-1875 to become focus spiritual Bukovynian Armenians, later added by parochial house bursa school goers. Register Objects Cultural Heritage Present Community developed point-based assessment tourism attractiveness introduced. quantitative relative 26 objects heritage totally made 78 points, while mapping same allowed disclosure territorial disposition development optimal excursion route. Following significance, spatial distribution structure, we distinguished between localized (items centers), linear elements ethnographic space. items are represented aesthetic, scientific historical value, e.g., buildings where outstanding persons either lived, studied worked; Exaltation with Altar; social maintenance establishments (former bursa); monuments (Jacob Petrovich) sites memory. centers culture functioning institutions establishments, such Church, Sunday school, national/cultural associations. city streets (Armenian personalized Karol Mikuli Street), (area) conditioned fact groups’ settlement. hugest concentration is found (13 possessing 33 points total attractiveness). Keywords: community; heritage; ethno-tourism objects; route;