CZERNOWITZ, a city, the capital of the circle of the same name, in the Austrian province of Galicia. It is situated on the river Pruth, and has a Greek cathedral, and several other churches, both for Catholics and Greeks. It is the seat of the courts of law, and of several establishments of education. It contains about 500 houses, and in 1817 the population amounted to 5460 persons. It has manufactures of gold and silver wares, watchmaking, and some others, and carries on a trade between Hungary and Galicia, which is chiefly in the hands of the Jews. Long. 48. 25. 10. E. Lat. 48. 25. 40. N.