Lysychnyky () is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
(''selo'') in
Chortkiv Raion
Chortkiv Raion () is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its capital (political), administrative center is the city of Chortkiv. It has a population of
History
In the Second Polish Republic, the area belonged to the County of Kopczync ...
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 ...
, of
Western Ukraine
Western Ukraine or West Ukraine (, ) refers to the western territories of Ukraine. There is no universally accepted definition of the territory's boundaries, but the contemporary Ukrainian administrative regions ( oblasts) of Chernivtsi, I ...
. 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
Zalishchyky urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast. Its administrative centre is Zalishchyky
Zalishchyky or Zalischyky (, ; ) is a small city located on the Dniester River in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Ob ...
, 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.
Geography
The village is situated along of 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 . The towns of Ternopil, Terebovlia and Chortkiv sit along the river's banks. Some of ...
Area of the village totals is 2.510 km
2 and is located at an altitude of 243 meters above sea level.
Village Lysychnyky is a distant from the administrative center of
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 ...
, from the district center
Zalischyky
Zalishchyky or Zalischyky (, ; ) is a small city located on the Dniester River in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zalishchyky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
Etymology ...
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 () was a raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast. The administrative centre and largest town was Zalishchyky. The rest of the district's population lived in one of 35 village councils or 53 rural settlements. The raion was abolished ...
. 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 Zalishchyky Raion was merged into Chortkiv Raion.
Religion
In 1898, the Church of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary was consecrated.
References
External links
village Lysychnykyweather.in.ua
{{Zalishchyky urban hromada
Zalishchyky urban hromada
Villages in Chortkiv Raion