- Ulashkivtsi
Ulashkivtsi ( _uk. Улашківці) is a village located at the
Seret River in theChortkivskyi Raion (district) of theTernopil Oblast (province in westernUkraine . Pop. 1,423.Names
Ulashkivtsi is also known as Ulaszkowce, Ulashkovtse, Ulashkovtsy, Ułaszkowce, and Ulaskowce. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UP/22/Ulashkivtsi.html Ulashkivtsi, Ukraine Page] at fallingrain.com]
History
First mentioned in 1464 [Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Тернопільська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1973 р. – 640 с.] the village belonged to the
Kamieniec ("Kamyanets-Podilskyi") county (powiat ) in 16th century and was famous for the trade fairs being held there.The Basilian Uniate monastery of
John the Baptist was built there in early-18th century (sources give 1724 [Грушевський М.С. Історія України-Руси. – К. : 1994 р., т. 6, с. 268] and 1738 [*Volodymyr Kubiyovych ; Zenon Kuzelia, Енциклопедія українознавства " (Encyclopedia of Ukrainian studies)", 3-volumes, Kiev, 1994, ISBN 5-7702-0554-7, Article Ulashkivtsi] as the foundation year.) The monastery holds twothaumaturgic icons: of the Most Holy Virgin and of John the Baptist.References
External links
* [http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_poland/pol2_00054.html “Ulaszkowce” - Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Poland, Volume II (Ulashkivtsi, Ukraine)]
* [http://www.myslenedrevo.com.ua/studies/xramypod/76chortkiv.html Жарких М.І. Храми Поділля]
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