Zhyznomyr
| Zhyznomyr Жизномир | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 49°01′55″N 25°22′56″E / 49.03194°N 25.38222°ECoordinates: 49°01′55″N 25°22′56″E / 49.03194°N 25.38222°E | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Oblast |
 Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Buchach Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.58 km2 (16.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Population (2001 census) | |
| • Total | 1,652 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 48432 |
| Area code(s) | +380 3544 |
Zhyznomyr (Ukrainian: Жизномир) is a village in the Buchach Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Strypa River flows not far to the eastern edge of the village.
History
First written mention comes from the 17th century, on 1606. Zhyznomyr belonged to the Kingdom of Poland, from 1569 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.
Reading room of Ukrainian society Prosvita operated in the village.
Attractions
- Church of Jesus Christ
- Chapel
- Memorial cross in honor of the abolition of serfdom (restored in 1992)
- Memorial cross on the spot death of 3 soldiers Ukrainian Insurgent Army (1992)
- Monument to Taras Shevchenko (1964)
- Symbolic grave of fighters for freedom of Ukraine (1942; restored in 1994) and Ukrainian Sich Riflemen
- Oak of Taras Shevchenko.
References
External links
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- (Polish) Żyznomierz in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, volume XIV (Worowo — Żyżyn) 1895
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