Saranchuky
Church pennant of village Saranchuky, at museum in Berezhany
Saranchuky (Ukrainian: Саранчуки, Polish: Saranczuky, Saranczuki) is a village in Berezhany Raion of Ternopil Oblast in the western area of Ukraine, the historic region of Halychyna (Eastern Galicia). Saranchuky is located in a large, fertile valley plain of the Zolota Lypa River, about 15 km south of Berezhany. The name comes from the word "sarancha" (=Locust).
The Saranchuky area is very densely populated, and there are a few other villages virtually merged with it: Rybnyky, Potutory and Kotiv. The closest railroad station is in Potutory, and there is a small railway stop in Rybnyky. Many believe that Saranchuky used to be a Tatar settlement.
Demographics
- Population in 1900: 2031 inhabitants (56 Jews)
- Population in 1939: 2970 (60 Jews)
- Present population: 1066 inhabitants (within Saranchuky village council) / 880 people in Saranchuky village proper (2007)
Coordinates: 49°21′03″N 24°59′09″E / 49.35083°N 24.98583°E
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