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Zhyznomyr

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Country
  
Ukraine

Raion
  
Buchach Raion

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area
  
42.58 km²

Oblast
  
Ternopil Oblast

Elevation
  
342 m (1,122 ft)

Postal code
  
48432

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Zhyznomyr (Ukrainian: Жизномир) is a village in the Buchach Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Strypa River flows not far to the eastern edge of the village.

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Map of Zhyznomyr, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

History

First written mention comes from the 17th century, on 1606. Zhyznomyr belonged to the Kingdom of Poland, from 1569 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.

Reading room of Ukrainian society Prosvita operated in the village.

Attractions

  • Church of Jesus Christ
  • Chapel
  • Memorial cross in honor of the abolition of serfdom (restored in 1992)
  • Memorial cross on the spot death of 3 soldiers Ukrainian Insurgent Army (1992)
  • Monument to Taras Shevchenko (1964)
  • Symbolic grave of fighters for freedom of Ukraine (1942; restored in 1994) and Ukrainian Sich Riflemen
  • Oak of Taras Shevchenko.

    • References

    Zhyznomyr Wikipedia
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