Ulashkivtsi

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

Ulashkivtsi (Ukrainian: Улашківці) is a village located at the Seret River in the Chortkivskyi Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province in western Ukraine. Pop. 1,423.

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[edit] Names

Ulashkivtsi is also known as Ulaszkowce, Ulashkovtse, Ulashkovtsy, Ułaszkowce, and Ulaskowce.[1]

[edit] History

First mentioned in 1464[2] the village belonged to the Kamieniec (Kamyanets-Podilskyi) county (powiat) in 16th century and was famous for the trade fairs being held there.

The Basilian Uniate monastery of John the Baptist was built there in early-18th century (sources give 1724[3] and 1738[4] as the foundation year.) The monastery holds two thaumaturgic icons: of the Most Holy Virgin and of John the Baptist.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ulashkivtsi, Ukraine Page at fallingrain.com
  2. ^ Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Тернопільська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1973 р. – 640 с.
  3. ^ Грушевський М.С. Історія України-Руси. – К. : 1994 р., т. 6, с. 268
  4. ^ *Volodymyr Kubiyovych; Zenon Kuzelia, Енциклопедія українознавства (Encyclopedia of Ukrainian studies), 3-volumes, Kiev, 1994, ISBN 5-7702-0554-7, Article Ulashkivtsi

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Coordinates: 48°54′2″N, 25°49′32″E