Cherche
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Cherche
Черче | |
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Town | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Founded | 1443 |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,168 |
Cherche (Ukrainian: Черче) is a village situated in the Rohatyn Raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It has a population of 1,400 inhabitants (1970).
The city contains balneological and mud resorts.[citation needed]
History
Cherche is a village located 5 kilometers (approximately 3 miles) from the regional center of Rohatyn. It has a population of approximately 1,500 people.[citation needed] The village is surrounded by hills and sits above the river Potik.
The first written notation regarding Cherche dates back to 1443.[citation needed] However, people have lived in the area since the 13th century.[citation needed]
The name of the village is derived from a piece of land on which the first monks settled and later built their first monastery.[citation needed] At the beginning, the village was called Cherneche; it was later changed to Chernche, and finally it became Cherche, which is still in use today.[citation needed]
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