Pidvysoke

Pidvysoke church and the upper, older part of the village
View over the lower part of Pidvysoke

Pidvysoke (Ukrainian: Підвисоке, Polish: Podwysokie) - is village of 317 people in Berezhany Raion of Ternopil Oblast in western part of Ukraine. It is situated along the valley of river Narayivka with forested hills (of about 400 meters above sea level) on both sides of the village. It is the first village when entering Berezhany Raion and Ternopil Oblast by highway Stryi-Kirovohrad from the side of Rohatyn and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. There is an important railway station and junction in the village as well as Pidvysoke limestone slaking factory. Vast deposits of limestone are nearby.

Population in 1900 (Austrian census) was 473 inhabitants (including 19 Jews).

From the history

Monuments from the early Bronze Age have been found near Pidvysoke.

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Coordinates: 49°23′25″N 24°47′33″E / 49.39028°N 24.79250°E / 49.39028; 24.79250

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