Shybalyn (, , , ) is a large village of 1359 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 ...

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 ...

, Ukraine. It belongs to

Berezhany urban hromada Berezhany urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, in Ternopil Raion of Ternopil Oblast. Its administrative center is Berezhany. It has a population of Until 18 July 2020, the hromada belonged to the City of regional significance (Ukraine), ci ...

, 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. Shybalyn is a major village 10 km east 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 ...

on the Berezhany-Kozova-Ternopil highway. Until 18 July 2020, Shybalyn 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 ...

and was the second largest village in the raion (behind Naraiv). 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. It is one of the oldest villages in the area. The name comes from the Ukrainian/Polish word "shyba," window-glass. The first historic mention of the village dates to 1451. Shybalyn lays within the historic region of

Halychyna Galicia ( ;"Galicia"
''

Podillya Upland. Shybalyn is situated along the deep valley of river Tsenivka (tributary of

Zolota Lypa Zolota Lypa (, ) is a river in Western Ukraine. It flows through the Ternopil Raion, 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 ...

) with high hills on both sides. There is a state botanical reserve nearby the village. Highway Stryi - Kropyvnytckyi runs through the village. There are numerous bus routes that connect

Rohatyn Rohatyn (, ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city located on the Hnyla Lypa River in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Rohatyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Popula ...

and

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 ...

that stop in the village. There are Ukrainian Greek-Catholic church of St. Yuri, The Orthodox Church of St. John the Divine and The old Polish Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady is in delipidated condition.

Population

* Population in 1900: 1981 inhabitants * Population in 1939: 2410 inhabitants * Population in 1991: 1359 inhabitants * Population in 2007: 1293 inhabitants with over 400 houses

References

Berezhany urban hromada Villages in Ternopil Raion {{TernopilRaion-geo-stub