Zvenyhorod, Ternopil Oblast

Zvenyhorod Звенигород
Coordinates: 49°05′30″N 25°24′10″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ternopil Oblast
Raion	Buchach Raion
Area
• Total	1.050 km2 (0.405 sq mi)
Population  (2001 census)
• Total	841
• Density	800.95/km2 (2,074.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	48423
Area code	+380 3544

Zvenyhorod (Ukrainian: Звенигород, Polish: Dźwinogród) is a village in the Buchach Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Strypa River, a left tributary of the Dniester river, flows near of the village.

History

First written mention comes from the 18th 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.

Attractions

• Church in the Temple of the Blessed Virgin
• Chapel (2002)
• Roman Catholic Church (1934)

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Sources

• (in Ukrainian) П. Слюсарчук, Г. Яворський, Звенигород // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2004, V. 1: А—Й, S. 643. — ISBN 966-528-197-6.
• "Dźwinogród (3)". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1881. p. 311.

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External links

• Zvenyhorod, Buchach Raion, google maps
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