Bishche ( ua, Біще, pl, Buszcze) is a village in
Ternopil Raion
Ternopil Raion ( uk, Тернопільський район) is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil. It has a population of
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the n ...
,
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...
of western
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It belongs to
Berezhany urban hromada
Berezhany urban hromada ( uk, Бережанська міська об'єднана територіальна громада), also known as Berezhany Hromada ( uk, Бережанська громада, Romanization of Ukrainian, translit. ''Bere ...
, one of the
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
s of Ukraine.
First historical records date Bishche as far as to 1339.
Until 18 July 2020, Bishche belonged to
Berezhany Raion
Berezhany Raion ( uk, Бережанський район) was a raion (district) in the westernmost corner of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, area traditionally known as Halychyna (''Galicia''). The administrative center was the c ...
. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast to three. The area of Berezhany Raion was merged into Ternopil Raion.
Population
* Population in 1900: 869 inhabitants (66 Jews).
* Population in 1939: 1059 inhabitants (40 Jews).
* Population in 2003: 556 inhabitants with over 161 houses.
* Population in 2014: 464.
People
*
Oleh Shupliak (born 1967), Ukrainian artist
References
Notes
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External links
Villages and hamlets in Berezhany area
Berezhany urban hromada
Villages in Ternopil Raion
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