Zaliztsi (; ; ), previously known as Zalozhtsi () until 1993, is a

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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 ...

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, western

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. It hosts the administration of Zaliztsi settlement hromada, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Population:

History

Zaliztsi was first founded in 1483; the settlement was granted

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in 1520, and it acquired the status of an

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in 1961. Until 18 July 2020, Zaliztsi belonged to

Zboriv Raion Zboriv Raion () was a raion (district) in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its capital (political), administrative center was Zboriv. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the num ...

. 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 Zboriv Raion was merged into Ternopil Raion. On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the urban-type settlement status, and Zaliztsi became a rural settlement.

Monuments

* Zaliztsi Castle

References

{{Authority control Zaliztsi settlement hromada Rural settlements in Ternopil Raion Populated places established in the 1480s Historic Jewish communities in Ukraine