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Olesko
Olesko (; ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast (oblast, region) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Busk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . History It was the seat of the rebbes of Alesk (Hasidic dynasty), Alesk, and also the birthplace of Jan III Sobieski, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. The earliest mentioned Jewish community is in 1500. Olesko was the place of residence of tzadikim in the 19th century. In 1935 its Jewish population was 738. Until 18 July 2020, Olesko belonged to Busk Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Busk Raion was merged into Zolochiv Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Olesko was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Olesko became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olesko Castle
Olesko Castle (; ) is located within the borders of present-day Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Zolochiv Raion in Ukraine. The first historical records of the castle are in a document dated 1390, when Pope Boniface IX gave Olesko and fortress of Tustan, Tustan to a Catholic bishop of Halych. It is located about seventy-five kilometers from Lviv, the largest city in western Ukraine. Location Olesko Castle, oval in shape, stands on top of a small hill, about fifty meters in height. A moat and a wall surrounds it, which serves as a defence for the castle. The castle is also surrounded by a dense swamp. The land that the castle sat on changed ownership many times. It was originally on the border of land of Volhynia and land of Lviv. The castle was, at different times, owned by Poland, Lithuania, and Hungary. It became a political landmark in the 14th century when movable borders between the three aforementioned countries ran through its territory. Battles for ownership of the castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Daniłowicz
Jan Daniłowicz (1570–1628) was a Polish szlachta, nobleman, voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodeship and grandfather of King Jan III Sobieski. He was voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodship since 1613, castellan of Lviv since 1612, Great Krajczy of the Crown since 1600, Great Podczaszy of the Crown, łowczy of Belz, starost of Belz, Busk, Ukraine, Busk, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Korsuń and Chyhyryn. In his youth he fought with the Tatars. In 1594 he participated in the suppression of the Nalyvaiko Uprising. With his first wife Barbara Krasicka he had two daughters: * Katarzyna – wife of Andrzej Firlej * Marcjanna – wife of Stefan Koniecpolski In 1605 he married Zofia Żółkiewska the daughter of Great Hetman of the Crown Stanisław Żółkiewski and had four children: * Teofila Zofia Sobieska, Zofia Teofila – mother of King of Poland Jan III Sobieski * Stanisław (d. 1636) – killed by Tatars * Jan (b. 1613, d. 1618) * Dorota – Benedictine Abbess in Lwów since 1640 Coat o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan III Sobieski
John III Sobieski ( (); (); () 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Europe in his youth. As a soldier and later commander, he fought in the Khmelnytsky Uprising, the Russo-Polish War and during the Swedish invasion known as the Deluge. Sobieski demonstrated his military prowess during the war against the Ottoman Empire and established himself as a leading figure in Poland and Lithuania. In 1674, he was elected monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth following the sudden and unexpected death of King Michael. Sobieski's 22-year reign marked a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of previous conflicts. Popular among his subjects, he was an able military leader, most famously for his victory over the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. The defeated Ottom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sas Coat Of Arms
Sas or Szász (origin: Slavic languages, Slavic for 'Saxon', Polish language, Polish: ''Sas'', Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Szász'', Romanian language, Romanian: ''Saș'', Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: ''Сас'') is a Heraldry#Central and Eastern European heraldry, Central European coat of arms. It was borne since the Middle Ages, medieval period by several Transylvanian-Saxon Nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian, Ruthenian nobility, Ruthenian, Ukrainian nobility from Galicia, Ukrainian,Herby rycerstwa polskiego (English ''Coat of Arms of Polish Nobility''), Author: Bartosz Paprocki, Publisher: Biblioteka Polska, 1584 Kraków, reprinted 1858 Kraków, reprinted 1982 Warsaw, p. 695-697 (in Polish)/ref>ORBIS POLONUS, Tom III, (Simple English ''Armorial of Polish nobility, Volume 3''), Author: Szymon Okolski, 1641–43, Kraków, p. 195-202 (in Latin), p. 207-214 digital/ref> The house was once a mighty princely and ducal house with origins in Saxony, Transylvania, Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast in western Ukraine. The capital city, capital of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is History Name The region is named after the city of Lviv which was founded by Daniel of Galicia, the Kingdom_of_Galicia–Volhynia#Princes_and_kings, King of Galicia, in the 13th century, where it became the capital of Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, Galicia-Volhynia. Daniel named the city after his son, Leo I of Halych, Leo. During this time, the general region around Lviv was known as Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, Galicia–Volhynia — one of the strongest and most stable kingdoms in Eastern Europe of that time. Early history The oblast's strategic position at the heart of central Europe and as the gateway to the Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians has caused it to change hands many times over the centuries. In the Early Middle Ages, the territory was inhabited by the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busk Raion
Busk Raion () was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It was established in 1966. Its administrative center was the town of Busk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Busk Raion was merged into Zolochiv Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was Subdivisions At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas: * Busk urban hromada with the administration in Busk; * Krasne settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Krasne. Settlements The villages (''selo'') of the Busk Raion included: * Bachka * Baluchyn * Bazhany * Chanyzh * Chishki * Haivske * Horbachi * Hrabova * Humnyska * Huta *Kuty * Lisok * Lisove, Chanyzka village council * Lisove, Toporivska village council * Ostriv * Perevolochna * Pidstavky * Poltva * Rusyliv * Stovpyn * Toporiv * Turia * Zabr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesk (Hasidic Dynasty)
Alesk is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Chanoch Henikh Dov Majer. It is named after Alesk, the Yiddish name of Olesko, a town in present-day Ukraine. Lineage * Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer (died August 1884), first Alesker Rebbe known as the ''Lev Sameach'' (lit. "happy heart"), son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of Belz. His works include ''Lev Sameach'' on the Torah, ''Siddur Lev Sameach'', and '' Hagaddah Lev Sameach''. He also codified the Torah writings of his father-in-law. ** Rabbi Yitzchak Maier (died March 1904), son of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer. ** Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi (1832-1896), son of Rabbi Joel Ashkenazi and son-in-law of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer. Rabbi Asher Anschel was a descendant of the Chacham Zvi. *** Rabbi Yitzchok Ashkenazi (Weliczker) (died October 1942) son of Rabbi Yaakov Hersh Weliczker and son-in-law of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi. *** Rabbi Abraham Naftali Ashkenazi (died 1928), son of Rabbi Asher Ansch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busk Urban Hromada
Busk urban hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Zolochiv Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the city of Busk. Settlements The hromada consists of 1 city ( Busk), 1 rural settlement (Olesko Olesko (; ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast (oblast, region) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Busk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Po ...) and 66 villages: References {{Lviv Oblast 2020 establishments in Ukraine Hromadas of Lviv Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oblasts Of Ukraine
An oblast (, ; ), sometimes translated as region or province, is the main type of first-level administrative divisions of Ukraine, administrative division of Ukraine. The country's territory is divided into 24 oblasts, as well as one Autonomous republic of Ukraine, autonomous republic and two City with special status, cities with special status. As Ukraine is a unitary state, oblasts do not have much legal scope of competence other than that which is established in the Constitution of Ukraine, Ukrainian Constitution and devolved by law. Articles 140–146 of s:Constitution of Ukraine#Chapter IX: Territorial Structure of Ukraine, Chapter XI of the constitution deal directly with local authorities and their competence. Oblasts are divided into Raions of Ukraine, raions, with each oblast having between three and eight raions following the Raions of Ukraine#July 2020 reform, July 2020 reform. General characteristics In Ukraine, the term ''oblast'' denotes a primary administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raions Of Ukraine
A raion (; ), often translated as district, is the second-level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, administrative division in Ukraine. Raions were created in a 1922 administrative reform of the Soviet Union, to which Ukraine, as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, belonged. On 17 July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) approved an administrative reform to merge most of the 490 raions, along with the "City of regional significance (Ukraine), cities of regional significance", which were previously outside the raions, into just 136 reformed raions. Most tasks of the raions (education, healthcare, sport facilities, culture, and social welfare) were taken over by new hromadas, the subdivisions of raions.Where did 354 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast
Zolochiv Raion () is a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Zolochiv, Lviv Oblast, Zolochiv. Population: It was established in 1939. On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lviv Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Zolochiv Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions, Brody Raion, Brody and Busk Raions, were merged into Zolochiv Raion. At the same time, part of Zolochiv Raion was transferred to Lviv Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was Subdivisions Current After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 7 hromadas: * Brody urban hromada with the administration in the city of Brody, transferred from Brody Raion; * Busk urban hromada with the administration in the city of Busk, Ukraine, Busk, transferred from Busk Raion; * Krasne settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Krasne, Zolochiv Raion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hromada
In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Ukraine on 12 June 2020. A municipality is designated ''urban hromada'' if its administration is located in a city; ''settlement hromada'' if it is located in a settlement (''selyshche''), and ''rural hromada'' if it is located in a village (Village#Ukraine, ''selo'') or a ''selyshche''. Hromadas are grouped to form Raions of Ukraine, raions (districts); groups of raions form Oblasts of Ukraine, oblasts (regions). Optionally, a municipality may be divided into Starosta okruh, starosta okruhs (similar to Civil parish, civil parishes in Great Britain or Frazione, frazioni in Italy), which are the lowest level of local government in Ukraine. Similar terms exist in Poland (''gromada'') and in Belarus (''hramada''). The literal translation of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
