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Volodymyr Dobrianskyi
Volodymyr Dobrianskyi ( uk, Володимир Добрянський, born December 12, 1966, in Horodok) is a Ukrainian scientist, archaeologist, historian, speleologist, and researcher of antiquities, fortifications and toponymy. He became a member of the Ukrainian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments in 1981, the Shevchenko Scientific Society in 2000, and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine from 2016 to 2020. He also co-founded the NGO "Alternative-Chortkiv". He also participated in liquidating the Chernobyl accident of the second category. Dobrianskyi comes from an ancient family of the Polish nobility with the coat of arms of Sas. Biography Dobrianskyi graduated from the Faculty of History of Yuri Fedkovych Chernivtsi State University in (1994), then worked as a history teacher in the Chortkiv region, and was secretary of the Historical and Educational Society "Memorial", a researcher at the Ternopil Regional Museum of Local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchach
Buchach ( uk, Бучач; pl, Buczacz; yi, בעטשאָטש, Betshotsh or (Bitshotsh); he, בוצ'אץ' ''Buch'ach''; german: Butschatsch; tr, Bucaş) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Buchach urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Buchach rests south-east of Lviv, in the historic region of Halychyna (Galicia). The city was located in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until the partitions, followed by the Habsburg monarchy (1772—1804), Austrian empire (1804—1867), Austro-Hungary (1867—1918), West Ukrainian People's Republic (1918—1919), and Poland (1919—1939). The population was estimated at . History The earliest recorded mention of Buchach is in 1260 by Bartosz Paprocki in his book "Gniazdo Cnoty, zkąd herby Rycerstwa Polskiego swój początek mają", Kraków, 1578. The validity of this date was reasonably refuted b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chortkiv Offensive
The Chortkiv offensive ( uk, Чортківська офензива) (7–28 June 1919), sometimes also referred to as the June Offensive, was a surprise military operation by the Ukrainian Galician Army (UHA) on the newly founded Second Polish Republic Polish-Ukrainian War for Eastern Galicia. The disputed territory was claimed by the nascent Ukrainian state, the Western Ukrainian People's Republic, which also was disputed by the Ukrainian People's Republic and the recently re-established Poland. The area claimed between these three groups was a mixture of Polish, Ukrainian, Jewish peoples intermixed throughout the area. The attack was initially successful, with Ukrainian forces successfully taking a vast swathe of territory,Subtelny however in the end the offensive was repelled by the overwhelming numerical superiority of the Polish forces that pushed the Ukrainians back. Eventually, the interwar future of Galicia was decided at the Allied Council of Foreign Ministers th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Stanislaus Church In Chortkiv
Saint Stanislaus church ( uk, Костел святого Станіслава) is a Roman Catholic Church (RCC) in Chortkiv of the Chortkiv urban hromada of the Chortkiv Raion of the Ternopil Oblast. History On February 22, 1610, the Rus' voivode and owner of the town Stanislav Holskyi brought to Chortkiv oo. Dominicans and founded a church and monastery for them. The first church was built together with the monastery. Dominicans in 1619. After his death, the founder was buried in the crypt of the church. The temple was visited by Polish kings, including Jan II Casimir (in 1663) or Jan III Sobieski (in 1673).Jan K. Ostrowski: Kościół pw. św. Stanisława biskupa i męczennika oraz klasztor dominikanów w Czortkowie. Materiały do dziejów sztuki sakralnej na ziemiach wschodnich dawnej Rzeczypospolitej. Cz. I : Kościoły i klasztory rzymskokatolickie dawnego województwa ruskiego. T. 17. Kraków: Antykwa, drukarnia Skleniarz 2009, 508 s., 806 il. ISBN 978-83-89273-71-0. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvenigorod
Zvenigorod (russian: Звени́город) is an old town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: History The town's name is based either on a personal name (cf. Zvenislav, Zvenimir) or on a hydronym (cf. the Zvinech, Zvinyaka, Zveniga Rivers); the derivation from "town of ringing (bells)" is a folk etymology. The community has existed since the 12th century, although its first written mention is dated around 1339, in the last will of Grand Duke of Moscow Ivan I Daniilovich Kalita, in which he says: "Thus, I pass on to my son Ivan: Zvenigorod, Kremchina, Ruza..." In the historical records, or annals ( лéтопись etopis'in Russian), Zvenigorod is first mentioned around 1382, soon after khan Tokhtamysh burnt down Moscow, and destroyed a number of towns on the way, including Zvenigorod. Zvenigorod rose to prominence in the late 14th century after it was bequeathed by Dmitry Donskoy to his second son Yuri, who founded his residence on the steep bank of the Moskva River. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shmankivtsi
Shmankivtsi ( uk, Шманьківці, pl, Szmańkowce) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Zavodske settlement hromada. It is the administrative center of the former Shmankivska village council. Shmankivtsi includes the hamlet of Strusivka, a former village. Geography It is located on the right bank of the river Nichlavka (right tributary of the Nichlava, Dniester basin), from the district center and from the nearest railway station Shmankivchyky. Its geographic coordinates are 48° 59' north latitude and 25° 55' east longitude. The average height above sea level is . The territory is . Yards - 268. Near the village flows the stream Samets, which flows into the river Nichlava. Toponymy Leading specialist in Ukrainian onomastics, Doctor of Philology, Professor of Lviv University in his monograph "Origin of Ukrainian Carpathian and Carpathian names of settlements (anthroponymic formations)" noted that the original meaning was ''Shmaykivtsi'', meanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysychnyky
Lysychnyky ( uk, Лиси́чники) is a village (''selo'') in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast, of Western Ukraine. The population of the village is just about 647 people. Local government is administered by the Kasperivska (Kasperivtsi) village council. Lysychnyky belongs to Zalishchyky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Geography The village is situated along of the Seret River Area of the village totals is 2.510 km2 and is located at an altitude of 243 meters above sea level. Village Lysychnyky is a distant from the administrative center of Ternopil, from the district center Zalischyky and from the urban-type settlement Tovste. History and Attractions The first written record dates from 1641, although on the outskirts of the village archaeological sights of Upper Paleolithic and ancient culture were discovered. Until 18 July 2020, Lysychnyky belonged to Zalishchyky Raion Zalishchyky Raion ( uk, Заліщицький район) was a raion of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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