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Zvenyhorod
Звенигород
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ternopil Oblast
RaionBuchach Raion
Area
 • Total1.050 km2 (0.405 sq mi)
Population
 • Total841
 • Density800.95/km2 (2,074.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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)

References

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