Bishche (, ) is a village in
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 ...
,
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 ...
of western
Ukraine
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. It belongs to
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 ...
, one of the
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 of Ukraine.
First historical records date Bishche as far as to 1339.
Until 18 July 2020, Bishche belonged to
Berezhany Raion
Berezhany Raion () was a Raions of Ukraine, raion (district) in the westernmost corner of Ternopil Oblast (oblasts of Ukraine, province) in western Ukraine, area traditionally known as Galicia (Central Europe), Halychyna (''Galicia''). The admini ...
. The raion was abolished in 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.
Population
* Population in 1900: 869 inhabitants (66 Jews).
* Population in 1939: 1059 inhabitants (40 Jews).
* Population in 2003: 556 inhabitants with over 161 houses.
* Population in 2014: 464.
Notable residents
*
Nina Shupliak
Nina Shupliak (; born 4 January 1939) is a Ukrainian master of folk painting. Mother of Oleg Shupliak and grandmother of Vitalii Shupliak.
Biography
Nina Shupliak was born on 4 January 1939 in the village of Rakhny-Poliovi of Tyvriv Raion of ...
(born 1939), Ukrainian master of folk painting
*
Oleh Shupliak (born 1967), Ukrainian artist
References
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External links
Villages and hamlets in Berezhany area
Berezhany urban hromada
Villages in Ternopil Raion
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