Hleshchava ( uk, Глещава) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in
Ivanivka rural hromada,
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 ...
,
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 ...
.
History
The first written mention of the village was in 1581.
After the liquidation of the
Terebovlia Raion
Terebovlia Raion ( uk, Теребовлянський район) was a raion (district) in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Terebovlia. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administra ...
on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Ternopil Raion.
Religion
* St. Nicholas church (1897, restored in 2011, UGCC),
* Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1908, RCC).
Notable residents
*
Myroslaw Stechishin
Myroslaw Stechishin ( uk, Мирослав Стечишин, July 24, 1883 – November 18, 1947) was a Ukrainian Canadians, Ukrainian-Canadian editor, political activist, and public figure. After immigrating from Galicia (Eastern Europe), Gali ...
(1883–1947), Ukrainian-Canadian editor, political activist, and public figure
References
Sources
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Ivanivka rural hromada, Ternopil Oblast
Villages in Ternopil Raion
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