Pidhaitsi. The
Koropets River flowed through the district. This
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 ...
was formed as a separate district on December 6, 1991 by a decree of the
Ukrainian parliament
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. Before that it was part of neighbouring
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 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 Pidhaitsi 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
Subdivisions
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one
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 ...
,
Pidhaitsi urban hromada
Pidhaitsi urban territorial hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Ternopil Raion of Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capit ...
with the administration in Pidhaitsi.
Population
The population of the district was 22,913 inhabitants. Of these 3,203 are concentrated in
Pidhaitsi, the rest in the villages cited below.
Territory
The area of Pidhaitsi Raion was .
Villages
Names are presented in modern
Ukrainian transliteration.
Polish spellings (often used in documents prior to 1939 when the area was part of the
Austro-Hungarian empire
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and
Poland
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) are given in parentheses:
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Bilokrynytsia (Białokrynica)
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Bokiv (Boków)
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Bronhalivka (Brongalówka)
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Сherven
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Vaha (Waga)
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Verbiv (Wierzbów)
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Volytsia (Wolica)
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Halych
Halych (, ; ; ; ; , ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; ) is a historic List of cities in Ukraine, city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the Principality of Halych, the historic province of Galicia (Eastern Europe), ...
(Halicz) - should not be mistaken with the city of Halych, in
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
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Hnylche (Hnylcze)
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Holhocha (Hołhocze)
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Holendra (Holendry)
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Zavaliv (Zawałów) - used to be a town and is one of the more interesting larger villages in the district.
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Zahaitsi (Zahajce)
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Zastavche (Zastawcze)
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Zaturyn (Zaturyn)
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Lysa (Łysa)
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Lytvyniv (Litwinów)
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Myrne - former name: Telache (Telacze)
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Mykhailivka (Michałówka)
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Mozolivka (Mozołówka)
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Myzhyliv (Mużyłów)
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Novosilka (Nowosiółka)
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Nosiv (Nosów)
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Panovychi (Panowice)
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Poplavy (Popławy)
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Rudnyky (Rudniki)
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Serednye (Seredne)
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Siltse (Siołko)
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Soniachne (Soniachne)
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Stare Misto (Stare Miasto)
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Staryi Lytvyniv (Stary Litwinów)
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Stepove Stepove () is a Ukrainian toponym and the name of several settlements in Ukraine. It is an adjective form of the word ''step'', which means steppe. It is etymologically related to the Russian-language toponym Stepnoye.
Crimea
* Stepove, Saky Raion, ...
(Stepowe)
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Uhryniv (Uhrynów)
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Shumliany (Szumliany)
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Yustynivka (Justynówka)
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Yablunivka (Jabłonówka)
References
External links
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Website about Pidhaytsi*
Photos of Pidhaytsi (70 digital images from 2004)*
Nature at Pidhaytsi - Photos*
Pidhaytsi Jewish history*
American Jewish couple visits Pidhaytsi (2001)*
Pidhaytsi Jewish history - article in word*
Pidhaitsi info, history and photos
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Former raions of Ternopil Oblast
1991 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform