Rohachyn (''Ukrainian'': Рогачин, ''Polish'' Rohaczyn, ''Russian'' Rogachin) is a village (of 886 people) 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 ...

(district) 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) in western

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(the historic region of

Eastern Galicia Eastern Galicia (; ; ) is a geographical region in Western Ukraine (present day oblasts of Lviv Oblast, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil Oblast, Ternopil), having also essential historic importance in Poland. Galicia ( ...

). It belongs to Naraiv rural hromada, 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. The first historical mention dates to 1578, when Rohachyn mentioned as property of B. Narajowski. Until 18 July 2020, Rohachyn 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. Rohachyn lies in the valley of Narayivka river on its way between

Narayiv Naraiv, also Narayiv, Narajiv (; ; ; ) is a selo in Ternopil Raion of Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Naraiv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Naraiv is within Eastern Galicia, former Austrian empire (unti ...

and Kuryany. The village is situated ab. 11 km from the city 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 ...

(district center) and 7 km from Narayiv. The closest railway station is in

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 ...

, 9 km. away. There is a glass factory producing primarily glass bottles. The glass has been produced here during the last 200 years. There are also sand mines near Rohachyn, the sand being the material for glass manufacture. The village is located opposite to another village, Volytsya (popularly known as ''Vulka''). The name Rohachyn come from the word "Rohach" (several meanings), ultimately from "Roh" - horn. There are 2 churches: Church of

St. George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...

(1956) and the Church of the Most Holy

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, Queen of Ukraine (1934, renovated in 1995). Postal code is 47520.

Population

* 886 inhabitants (2001)

Notable people

Vasyl Chornyi Vasyl Chornyi (born October 3, 1987) is a Ukrainian footballer playing with FC Ukraine United in the Ontario Soccer League. Career Chornyi began his career in 2005 with Nyva Ternopil in the Ukrainian Second League. The following year he playe ...

, is a Ukrainian footballer.

References

External links

Rohachyn glass plant

Photos of Rohachyn on panoramio.com
Naraiv rural hromada Villages in Ternopil Raion {{TernopilRaion-geo-stub