Kitsman (Ukrainian: Кіцмань, translit. Kitsman’, Romanian: Coţmani, German: Kotzman) is a city located in the Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kitsman Raion, and is located at around . The town is about 20 km (12.43 mi) northwest from Chernivtsi on the road to Zalishchyky.
The first historical mention of Kitsman is dated to 1413, which also appears on the city's crest. Codrii Cozminului, woods are situated between Siret and Prut valleys next to the town are named so, because they are traversed by the roads that connect Suceava, the Middle Ages' capital of the Principality of Moldavia, with what was then its a boundary town of Cozmin.
Remarkably, Kitsman is the birthplace of several nationally well-known musicians Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Ani Lorak and Oleh Marianchuk.
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