Bilozirka

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Ternopil Oblast is located in Ukraine.
Ternopil Oblast is located in Ukraine.

Bilozirka (Ukrainian: Білозірка) is a village in Lanovetskyi Raion, Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine.

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[edit] Names

Bilozirka is known by many alternative names such as Russian: Belozerka, Polish: Białozórka, Yiddish: Bielozorka, Byalozurka, Belozorka.

[edit] History

Bilozirka is known since 1545.

In 1900, the Jewish population was 1,070.[1]

[edit] Administration

Time Name District Province Country
Before WWI (c. 1900):   Belozirka Kremenets Volhynia Russian Empire
Between the wars (c. 1930):   Białozórka Krzemieniec Wołyń Poland
After WWII (c. 1950):   Belozerka Kremenetskyi Raion[dubious ] Ternopil Oblast Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Today (since 1991):   Bilozirka Lanovetskyi Raion Ternopil Oblast Ukraine

[edit] References

  1. ^ JewishGen page on Belozërka (requires free login)
  1. Bilozirka profile at Verkhovna Rada website (Ukrainian)

Coordinates: 49°46′0″N, 26°10′60″E