Mshanets, Zboriv Raion
Geography
The village is located on the shores of the Verkhovynka river (it is the left tributary of the Seret River) at an altitude of 355 metres (1,160 ft) above sea level, which is in eastern of Zboriv Raion. It is situated 26 kilometres (16 mi) from the regional center Ternopil, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the district center Zboriv (through urban-type settlement Zaliztsi) and 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Brody.
History
Mshanets village was first mentioned in 1463. In 1518, the village became the property of Konstanty Ostrogski, a magnate of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; later, it became a Grand Hetman of Lithuania.
The village was largely destroyed at the time of the First World War. The whole village was evacuated and houses were destroyed. People departed to different parts of Ukraine.
Until 18 July 2020, Mshanets belonged to Zboriv Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast to three. The area of Zboriv Raion was merged into Ternopil Raion.
Churches and religion
Mshanetska Parish of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Temple of St. Archangel Michael (1794, stone, reconstructed).
References
- ^ "Белецкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Село Мшанець (Тернопільська обл., Зборівський р-н): карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Mshanetska village council
- ^ Т. Береговий, У. Коропецька. Мшанець // Тернопільщина. Історія міст і сіл : у 3 т. — Тернопіль : ТзОВ «Терно-граф», 2014. — T. 2 : Г — Л. — С. 373, 374. — ISBN 978-966-457-228-3. (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.