Shepit, Chernivtsi Oblast

Shepit (Ukrainian: Шепіт, romanized: Šepit; Romanian: Șipotele Sucevei) is a village in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine.

The town of Shepit, on the banks of the Suceava river, has been part of Bukovina in the Principality of Moldova since its establishment.

According to the Austrian 1900 census, there were 804 houses in the village of Schepit (Radautz District, Duchy of Bukovina), with 3323 inhabitants: 2551 Ukrainians, 18 Romanians, 123 Germans, 391 Jews and 167 Poles.

There was also a Vorwerk in nearby Isvor (Izvoarele Sucevei) : there were 18 houses, 65 inhabitants: 17 Ukrainians, 2 Romanians, 29 Germans, 7 Jews, 2 Poles).

During the Second World War, heavy fighting took place on the territory of the village for 13 days between the Romanian-German and Soviet armies.