Stari Petlykivtsi

Stari Petlykivtsi (Ukrainian: Старі Петликівці) is a village in the Buchach Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. 1065 inhabitants lived in the village on 2007.

Stari Petlykivtsi

Старі Петликівці
Coordinates: 49°08′00″N 25°22′21″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ternopil Oblast
RaionBuchach Raion
Area
 • Total3.327 km2 (1.285 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1 024
 • Density307.78/km2 (797.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
48413
Area code(s)+380 3544

History

First written mention comes from the 15th century. Then belonged to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1772 until 1918 to Austrian (Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary) empires, in 1918-1919 to West Ukrainian People's Republic. From 1991 belonged to Ukraine.

Reading room of Ukrainian society Prosvita operated in the village.

Attractions
  • Church of St. Dmytro (1875, reconstr. 1991)
  • Chapel with statue of Holy Virgin Mary
  • Roman Cath. Church
  • Symbolic grave in place re disposal of warriors of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (1996)

Notable Persons

References

    Sources
    • (in Ukrainian) М. Бігус, В. Уніят, Старі Петликівці // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2008, V. 3: П—Я, S. 334-335. — ISBN 978-966-528-279-2.
    • "Petlikowce". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 8. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1887. p. 24.
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