Misplaced Pages

Pochaiv

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
City in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine City in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Pochaiv Почаїв
City
View of Pochaiv and its monasteryView of Pochaiv and its monastery
Flag of PochaivFlagCoat of arms of PochaivCoat of arms
Pochaiv is located in Ternopil OblastPochaivPochaivShow map of Ternopil OblastPochaiv is located in UkrainePochaivPochaivShow map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°0′10″N 25°30′35″E / 50.00278°N 25.50972°E / 50.00278; 25.50972
Country Ukraine
OblastTernopil Oblast
RaionKremenets Raion
HromadaPochaiv urban hromada
Population
 • Total7,633
Time zoneUTC+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. Population: 7,633 (2022 estimate).

History

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. Town since 1978.

In January 1989 the population was 10 019 people.

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, the head of which was appointed Gichka Yuriy Serhiyovych on the basis of competitive selection. uk:Почаївська міська рада#Центр надання соціальних послуг Почаївської міської ради (ЦНСП)

Logo of the Center for Social Services of Pochaiv City Council

Gallery

  • Panoramic view of Pochaiv Panoramic view of Pochaiv
  • Street near Pochaiv Lavra Street near Pochaiv Lavra
  • City center City center
  • Seminary building Seminary building

References

  1. "Почаевская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. 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.
  3. Почаев // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 20. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1975. стр. 444
  4. ^ Почаев // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.190
  5. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  6. "ЦЕНТР НАДАННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ ПОСЛУГ ПОЧАЇВСЬКОЇ МІСЬКОЇ РАДИ — 43849117 — Опендатабот". opendatabot.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  7. Конкурс на посаду директора Центру надання соціальних послуг Почаївської міської ради, retrieved 2021-11-16
Administrative divisions of Ternopil Oblast
Administrative center: Ternopil
Raions
Hromadas
Cities
Pochaiv urban hromada
Administrative center: Pochaiv
Villages
Categories: