Shumliany () 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 western

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. It belongs to

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 ...

, 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 village 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 ...

before 1990. The population is 1,196.

History

There was discovered archaeological sites from

chalcolithic The Chalcolithic ( ) (also called the Copper Age and Eneolithic) was an archaeological period characterized by the increasing use of smelted copper. It followed the Neolithic and preceded the Bronze Age. It occurred at different periods in di ...

period. The first written reference dates from 1467. Until 18 July 2020, Shumliany belonged to

Pidhaitsi Raion Pidhaitsi Raion () was a raion (district) in the western part of Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It was part of the historic area known as Halychyna (Galicia). The administrative center was the city of Pidhaitsi. The Koropets River flowed thro ...

. 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 Pidhaitsi Raion was merged into Ternopil Raion.

Attractions

There are two churches in Shumliany: St. Borys and Hlib (1701) and St. Volodymyr (1993). It was built memorial crosses dedicated in abolition of serfdom, fighters for the freedom of Ukraine (1990), in honor of the 1000th anniversary of Rus baptism and in honor of the 47th anniversary of the last battle of UPA against NKGB (2007).

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Castles and churches of Ukraine
(ukr.)

(ukr.) {{Saranchuky rural hromada Villages in Ternopil Raion Saranchuky rural hromada