Strilkivtsi ( uk, Стрілківці, pl, Strzałkowce), a village in Ukraine, is located on the Nichlava river, within
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 ...
of
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 ...
. It belongs to
Borshchiv urban hromada
Borshchiv urban hromada ( uk, Борщівська міська громада) is a hromada of Ukraine, in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast. Its administrative center is Borshchiv.
Subdivisions and population
* Borshchiv City Council
**city Bors ...
, 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.
There is a cave
Priest's Grotto
Priest's Grotto (also known as ''Ozerna'' or ''Blue Lakes'' ua, Озерна, meaning: "lake") is a cave in western Ukraine near the village of Strilkivtsi ( ua, Стрілківці), located within Chortkiv Raion (District) of Ternopil Oblast ...
near the village.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1409. There is a legend of the name of the village. It is said that archers of Galician princes, who guarded the fortress, founded the village. Also, there is another version. The name is similar to the river Strilka, and the village is situated along the "straight river like an arrow".
In 1907 a reading room of society
Prosvita
Prosvita ( uk, просвіта, 'enlightenment') is a society for preserving and developing Ukrainian culture and education among population that created in the nineteenth century in the Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.
By the ...
was founded in the village.
Until 18 July 2020, Strilkivtsi belonged to
Borshchiv Raion
Borshchiv Raion (, translit. ''Borschivs’kyi raion'') was a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion was Borshchiv. The raion was abolished on 18 J ...
. 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 Borshchiv Raion was merged into Chortkiv Raion.
Monuments
There is a church of Dormition of the Mother of God (1816), Roman Catholic Church and a chapel (2000).
Notable natives
* graphic designer Ivan Balan
* artist P. Stetsko
* public figures B. Rokochy and V. Skoropad
References
Notes
Sources
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Villages in Chortkiv Raion