Strilkivtsi (, ), a village in Ukraine, is located on the Nichlava river, within

Chortkiv Raion Chortkiv Raion () is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its capital (political), administrative center is the city of Chortkiv. It has a population of History In the Second Polish Republic, the area belonged to the County of Kopczync ...

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 ...

. It belongs to

Borshchiv urban hromada Borshchiv urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (polit ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine. There is a cave Priest's Grotto near the village.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1409. There is a legend of the name of the village. It is said that archers of Galician princes, who guarded the fortress, founded the village. Also, there is another version. The name is similar to the river Strilka, and the village is situated along the "straight river like an arrow". In 1907 a reading room of society

Prosvita Prosvita (), since 1991 officially known as All-Ukrainian Prosvita Society named after Taras Shevchenko () is an enlightenment society aimed to preserve and develop Ukrainian culture, education and science, that was created in the nineteenth cen ...

was founded in the village. Until 18 July 2020, Strilkivtsi belonged to

Borshchiv Raion Borshchiv Raion (), historically known as , was a raion (district) within Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine, in a historical region known as Galicia and bordering Podollia. The administrative center of the raion was Borshchiv, its only city. ...

. 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 Borshchiv Raion was merged into Chortkiv Raion.

Monuments

There is a church of Dormition of the Mother of God (1816), Roman Catholic Church and a chapel (2000).

Notable natives

* graphic designer Ivan Balan * artist P. Stetsko * public figures B. Rokochy and V. Skoropad

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* {{Borshchiv Raion Villages in Chortkiv Raion