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Country
  
Ukraine

District
  
Chortkiv Raion

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Elevation
  
207 m

Province
  
Ternopil Oblast

Established
  
1785

Postal code
  
48560

Area
  
3.263 km²

Rosokhach, Chortkiv Raion

Rosokhach (Ukrainian: Росо́хач) is a village situated in the Chortkiv Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.
The village has 1947 inhabitants and local government is administered by Rosokhach village council.

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Geography

The village is located at an altitude of 207 meters above sea level on the banks of the Seret River, and covers an area of 3,263 km2. That is located at a distance of 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the district center of Chortkiv and 91 kilometres (57 mi) from the regional center Ternopil.

History

The first written mention of the village Rosokhach dates back to 1785 year. But was found near the village remains of settlement Trypillian culture. Was found fragments of ceramics and copper fragments, which are stored in the Lviv Historical Museum.

Cult constructions and religion

In the village there are two religious communities and there are two churches:

  • St. Nicholas Church UOC-KP (1904)
  • St. Nicholas Church UGCC (1995).
  • Roman Catholic Church is in the village, which was built in 1936. Today is not valid.

    References

    Rosokhach, Chortkiv Raion Wikipedia


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