Ulashkivtsi ( uk, Улашківці; pl, Ułaszkowce; yi, לאַשקעוויץ, Lashkevitz; he, אולאשקובצה, 'Ulashkovtse) is a village located at the
Seret River
The Seret (Ukrainian: Серéт) is the left tributary of the Dniester that flows through the Ternopil Oblast of Ukraine. It is long and its basin area is .Chortkiv Raion
Chortkiv Raion ( uk, Чортківський район) is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Chortkiv. It has a population of
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukrain ...
(
district
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) of
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...
(
province
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in western
Ukraine
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. It belongs to
Nahirianka rural hromada, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
Pop. 1,423.
Names
Ulashkivtsi is also known as Ulaszkowce, Ulashkovtse, Ulashkovtsy, Ułaszkowce, and Ulaskowce. Its Austrian-Polish name was Leszkowitz (pronounced Leshkovitz).
History
First mentioned in 1464 the village belonged to the
Kamieniec (''Kamyanets-Podilskyi'') county (
powiat
A ''powiat'' (pronounced ; Polish plural: ''powiaty'') is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term "''powiat ...
) in 16th century and was famous for the trade fairs being held there.
The
Basilian
Basilian may refer to a number of groups who are followers of Saint Basil the Great and specifically to:
* Basilian monks (founded c. 356), monks who follow the rule of Saint Basil the Great, in modern use refers to monks of Eastern Catholic Chur ...
Uniate
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monastery of
John the Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...
was built there in early-18th century (sources give 1724 and 1738 as the foundation year.) The monastery holds two
thaumaturgic icons: of the Most Holy Virgin and of John the Baptist.
There is also a unique geological monument of nature, archeology and history of the left bank of Middle Transnistria
grotto of Saint Onuphrius.
References
External links
“Ulaszkowce” - Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Poland, Volume II (Ulashkivtsi, Ukraine)
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Nahirianka rural hromada
Villages in Chortkiv Raion