Mala Berezovytsia
| Mala Berezovytsia | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Mala Berezovytsia Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: UA 49°45′19″N 25°33′51″E / 49.75528°N 25.56417°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Zbarazh Raion |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 236 |
Cemetery in Mala Berezovytsia commemorating the victims of UPA crimes in 1944.
Mala Berezovytsia (Ukrainian: Мала Березовиця; Polish: Berezowica Mała) is a village in Zbarazh Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine.
It is the birthplace of Taras Levkiv, a Ukrainian artist specializing in Ceramic art. It is also the birthplace of Mieczysław Albert Krąpiec, Polish professor, philosopher, theologian and longtime rector of the Catholic University of Lublin. It has a current population of 230 people.
Mala Berezovytsia was the site of a massacre against Poles conducted by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army on February 22 and 23, 1944.
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