Porokhova ( uk, Порохова) 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
Buchach urban hromada
Buchach ( uk, Бучач; pl, Buczacz; yi, בעטשאָטש, Betshotsh or (Bitshotsh); he, בוצ'אץ' ''Buch'ach''; german: Butschatsch; tr, Bucaş) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of Te ...
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Chortkiv Raion
Chortkiv Raion ( uk, Чортківський район) is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Chortkiv. It has a population of
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukrain ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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History
The first written mention of the village was in 1452.
After the liquidation of the
Buchach Raion
Buchach Raion ( uk, Бучацький район) was a raion of Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Buchach. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which ...
on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Chortkiv Raion.
[Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року № 807-IX]
Про утворення та ліквідацію районів
Religion
* Church of the Intercession (1812, brick, restored in 1989–1991);
* Church of the Divine Mercy and the Mother of God – Queen of Peace (1930s, restored in 1995, RCC).
References
Sources
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Buchach urban hromada
Villages in Chortkiv Raion
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