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Country
  
Ukraine

Raion
  
Buchach Raion

Postal code
  
48413

Area
  
2,068 km²

Oblast
  
Ternopil Oblast

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area code(s)
  
+380 3544

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Biliavyntsi (Ukrainian: Біля́винці) is a village in the Buchach Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Strypa River flows through of the village. In the village lived 624 inhabitants in 2001.

Contents

Map of Bilyavyntsi, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

History

First written mention comes from the 17th century. Then belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1772 until 1918 to Austrian (Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary) empires, in 1918-1919 to West Ukrainian People's Republic. From 1991 belonged to Ukraine.

Reading room of Ukrainian society Prosvita operated in the village.

Solomiya Krushelnytska, one of the brightest soprano opera stars of the first half of the 20th century, was born in the village.

Attractions

  • Church of St. Trinity (1909)
  • Chapel (1849)
  • Bell tower, wooden
  • References

    Biliavyntsi Wikipedia