Zelena, Buchach Raion

Zelena (Ukrainian: Зелена, Polish: Browary) is a village in the Buchach Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Strypa River (left tributary of the Dniester river) flows near of the village.

Zelena

Зелена
Coordinates: 49°07′17″N 25°23′46″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ternopil Oblast
RaionBuchach Raion
Area
 • Total1.401 km2 (0.541 sq mi)
Population
 • Total688
 • Density491.08/km2 (1,271.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
48476
Area code(s)+380 3544

History

First written mention comes from the early 18th 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 the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1882, reconcstr. 1990)
  • Chapel
  • Statue of the Holy Virgin Mary
  • Memory Cross after the abolition of serfdom
  • Monument to the fallen in the German-Soviet War soldiers villagers (1968)

People
  • pr. Vasyl (Limnychenko)
  • pr. Yuliian (Dobrylovs'kyi)
  • Petro Gadz, hero of Ukraine.

References

    Sources
    • (in Ukrainian) Н. Бойко, Г. Яворський, Зелена // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2004, V. 1: А—Й, S. 646. — ISBN 966-528-197-6.
    • "Zielona, 3, ws, pow. buczacki". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 14. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1895. p. 597.

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