ИЗ ИСТОРИИ ЖИВОПИСНОЙ НАСЛАВЧИ – САМОЙ СЕВЕРНОЙ ТОЧКИ МОЛДОВЫ

Summary. The article presents some pages from the history of the northernmost point ofMoldova, namely the picturesque village of Naslavcha, located in the Oknitsa district. Where theDniester River turns from Ukraine to the east, crossing the Moldovan border, you can see a largepicturesque island, resembling a heart in its shape. According to various sources, the history ofNaslavcha begins in 1437. Since 1812, this village has been known as a customs and commercialport. In 1859, Naslavcha had 248 households, 712 men and 701 women that lived there. The NationalArchival Agency has preserved numerous documents on the redemption of the village by peasantsin 1881 from the owner, nobleman Fedor Kazimir, on the local consumer society in 1897, on theapproval of the estimate and project for the construction of a stone building of the Orthodox Churchin 1900–1903 and others. During scientific research conducted in the 1980s of the twentieth century,different historical, architectural and archaeological monuments were discovered on the territoryof Naslavcha. But until now, this village, for the natural beauty of which it was called the SmallMoldavian Carpathians, hides many unexplored secrets and it is always waiting for its researchers.Key words: Naslavcha, Blue Lake, Dniester, documents, archaeological and historicalmonuments.