Cherche

For the French wine grape that is also known as Cherche, see Jacquère.

Cherche Черче
—  Town  —
Coordinates: 49°25′N 24°33′E / 49.417°N 24.55°E / 49.417; 24.55Coordinates: 49°25′N 24°33′E / 49.417°N 24.55°E / 49.417; 24.55
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. 1,400 inhabitants (1970).

The city contains balneological and mud resorts. Remedies - hydrogen sulfide, sulphur-calcium carbonate and sulfate-calcium medical water which is used to drink and baths and mud. Testimony: disease of organs of motion and peripheral nervous system, gynaecological diseases. The resort is reconstructed by the Ukrainian workforce in the 1930's (the "Living Cherche" Union with М. Panchyshyn at his head).

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. The village is surrounded by hills and sits above the river Potik.

The first written notation regarding Cherche dates back to 1443. However, people have lived in the area since the 13th century.

The name of the village is derived from a piece of land on which the first monks settled and later built their first monastery. 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.

Literature

• Encyclopaedia about Ukrainian knowledge

References

• Card of village in Ukrainian