raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...
(district) in the westernmost corner of
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (political), administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret (river), Seret, a tribu ...
(
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
) in western
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
Berezhany
Berezhany ( ; ; ; , ''Bzhezhani''/''Bzhizhani'') is a small List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It lies about from the administrative center of the oblast, Ternopil. Berezhany hosts the administr ...
, some away from
Ternopil
Ternopil, known until 1944 mostly as Tarnopol, is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical regions of Galicia and Podolia. The populatio ...
and away from
Lviv
Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...
. Berezhany was separately incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. The
Zolota Lypa
Zolota Lypa (, ) is a river in Western Ukraine. It flows through the Ternopil Raion, Ternopil and Chortkiv Raions, forming the Berezhany Lake north of the city of Berezhany. It is a left tributary of Dniester, belonging to the Black Sea basin.The ...
river, a tributary of the
Dniester
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tributary crossed the district from the north to the south. The river forms a large lake north of
Berezhany
Berezhany ( ; ; ; , ''Bzhezhani''/''Bzhizhani'') is a small List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It lies about from the administrative center of the oblast, Ternopil. Berezhany hosts the administr ...
. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast to three. The area of Berezhany Raion was merged into
Ternopil Raion
Ternopil Raion () is a raion in Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil. It has a population of
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast was reduced ...
. The last estimate of the raion population was The area of the raion was . There were 54 villages and 1 town (
Berezhany
Berezhany ( ; ; ; , ''Bzhezhani''/''Bzhizhani'') is a small List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It lies about from the administrative center of the oblast, Ternopil. Berezhany hosts the administr ...
) in the raion.
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three
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 Uk ...
s:
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Berezhany urban hromada
Berezhany urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, in Ternopil Raion of Ternopil Oblast. Its administrative center is Berezhany. It has a population of
Until 18 July 2020, the hromada belonged to the City of regional significance (Ukraine), ci ...
There were the following villages in the raion (Ukrainian and Polish / Russian spellings are given):
''Villages are ranked after size''
* Naraiv (Нараїв / Narajów) - 1.799 inhabitants (river Narayivka flows through the village)
* Shybalyn (Шибалин / Szybalyn) - 1.359 inhabitants (first mention dates to 1451)
* Zhukiv (Жуків / Zuków) - 929 inhabitants
* Rohachyn (Рогачин / Rogachin) - 886 inhabitants
* Saranchuky (Саранчуки / Saranchuki) - 880 inhabitants
* Verbiv (Вербів / Werbów) - 865 inhabitants
* Kuryany (Куряни / Kuriany, Kurzany) - 831 inhabitants
* Vilkhovets (Вільховець / Olchowiec) - 765 inhabitants
* Bozhykiv (Божиків / Bozyków) - 670 inhabitants (village was known as Pryvitne in 1964–1991. First historical mention dates to 1443)
* Urman (Урмань) - 622 inhabitants
* Bishche (Біще / Biszcze) - 547 inhabitants (first historical mention dates to 1086)
* Poruchyn (Поручин / Poruczin) - 503 inhabitants
* Trostianets (Тростянець) - 428 inhabitants
* Rybnyky (Рибники / Rybniki) - 323 inhabitants
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Pidvysoke Pidvysoke () may refer to the following places in Ukraine:
* Pidvysoke, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, a village in Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
* Pidvysoke, Borova settlement hromada, Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, a village in Izium Raion, Khark ...
Subdivisions of Ukraine
The administrative divisions of Ukraine ( ) are under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Ukraine, Ukrainian Constitution. Ukraine is a unitary state with three levels of administrative divisions: 27 regions (24 Oblasts of Ukraine, oblasts ...