Zvyniach ( uk, Звиняч) 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, Bilobozhnytsia rural hromada.

History

The first written mention dates back to 1549. Polish archaeologist Bohdan Janusz, based on bronze items found in the village, suggested that it was one of the settlements of the Early Bronze Age culture. Archaeological sites of Trypillian, Komarivsko-Tshynets, Cherniakhiv, Prague, and Old Rus cultures, as well as Roman coins, have been discovered near Zvyniach.

Religion

* Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (OCU, 1921, brick) * Chapel of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (UGCC, 1922) * Church of Saint Francis Xavier (RCC, 1904)Звиняч. Колишній костел св. Франциска Ксав'єра
Костели і каплиці України.

People

Oleksa Volianskyi Oleksa Mykolaiovych Volianskyi ( uk, Олекса Миколайович Волянський; 7 October 1862 – 2 March 1947) was a Ukrainian priest, ethnographer, cultural and educational activist. Full member of the Shevchenko Scientific Soci ...

(1862–1947), Ukrainian priest, ethnographer, cultural and educational activist * Mykhailo Halushchynskyi (1878–1931), Ukrainian educator, military officer, publicist, cultural, educational, and social and political activist * Stepan Kostyshyn (1932–2022), Ukrainian academician, scientist in the field of biology, long-time rector of the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi University, now the Yuriy Fedkovych National University * Mykhailo Fedyk (born 1950) is an honored architect of Ukraine

References

{{Ternopil-geo-stub Bilobozhnytsia rural hromada Villages in Chortkiv Raion