Pochaiv
Pochaiv
Почаїв | |
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 View of Pochaiv and its monastery | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Pochaiv .svg) Pochaiv | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′10″N 25°30′35″E / 50.00278°N 25.50972°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Kremenets Raion |
| Hromada | Pochaiv urban hromada |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 7,633 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pochaiv (Ukrainian: Почаїв, IPA: [poˈtʃɑjiu̯]; Polish: Poczajów; Yiddish: פּאטשאיעװ, romanized: Pitshayev) is a city in Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Kremenets and 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of the administrative center of the oblast, Ternopil. It hosts the administration of Pochaiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 7,633 (2022 estimate).[2]
History
[edit]It was a settlement in Kremenetsky Uyezd of the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire.
During World War I in August 1915 it was controlled by Austro-Hungarian troops, although in summer 1916 it was occupied by Imperial Russian Army during Brusilov Offensive.
After Russian Revolution of 1917 and Polish–Soviet War it was in Wołyń Voivodeship of interwar Poland.
Urban-type settlement since 1950s.[3] Town since 1978.[4]
In January 1989 the population was 10 019 people.[5][4]
The city is known for the Pochaiv Lavra, the second largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Ukraine.
On October 1, 2020, the Center for Provision of Social Services of the Pochaiv City Council was established,[6] the head of which was appointed Gichka Yuriy Serhiyovych on the basis of competitive selection.[7] uk:Почаївська міська рада#Центр надання соціальних послуг Почаївської міської ради (ЦНСП)
Gallery
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Street near Pochaiv Lavra -
City center -
Seminary building
References
[edit]- ^ "Почаевская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Почаев // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 20. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1975. стр. 444
- ^ a b Почаев // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.190
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ "ЦЕНТР НАДАННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ ПОСЛУГ ПОЧАЇВСЬКОЇ МІСЬКОЇ РАДИ — 43849117 — Опендатабот". opendatabot.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Конкурс на посаду директора Центру надання соціальних послуг Почаївської міської ради, retrieved 2021-11-16
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