Saranchuky (, ) 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 ...

in the western area of

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 ...

, the historic region of

Halychyna Galicia ( ;"Galicia"
''

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 ( ...

). Saranchuky is located in a large, fertile valley plain of the

Zolota Lypa River Zolota Lypa (, ) is a river in Western Ukraine. It flows through the 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 name means "gol ...

, about 15 km south 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 name comes from the word "sarancha" (=Locust). Saranchuky hosts the administration of

Saranchuky rural hromada Saranchuky rural 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 Capi ...

, 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. Until 18 July 2020, Saranchuky 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. The Saranchuky area is very densely populated, and there are a few other villages virtually merged with it: Rybnyky,

Potutory Potutory () is a village in Berezhany urban hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. History The first written mention of the village was in 1453. After the liquidation of the Berezhany Raion Berezhany Raion () was a Raions of Ukrai ...

and Kotiv. The closest railroad station is in

, and there is a small railway stop in Rybnyky. Many believe that Saranchuky used to be a Tatar settlement.

Demographics

* Population in 1900: 2031 inhabitants (56 Jews) * Population in 1939: 2970 (60 Jews) * Present population: 1066 inhabitants (within Saranchuky village council) / 880 people in Saranchuky village proper (2007)

Famous people

* Walter Klymkiw (1926–2000) was a Canadian chorus master, educator, and public figure of Ukrainian origin.

References

{{Saranchuky rural hromada Saranchuky rural hromada Villages in Ternopil Raion