Porokhova
Porokhova (Ukrainian: Порохова) is a village in Buchach urban hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
History
The first written mention of the village was in 1452.
After the liquidation of the Buchach Raion on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Chortkiv Raion.
Religion
- Church of the Intercession (1812, brick, restored in 1989–1991);
- Church of the Divine Mercy and the Mother of God – Queen of Peace (1930s, restored in 1995, RCC).
References
- ^ Бучацька територіальна громада, Децентралізація
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Крижанівський І., Уніят В., Шкварок М., Порохова // Ternopil region. History of cities and villages: in 3 v. / Ternopil: "Terno-graph", 2014, V. 1: А—В, S. 641—642. — ISBN 978-966-457-228-3.
- ^ Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року № 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"
Sources
- (in Ukrainian) Уніят В., Порохова // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2008, V. 3: П—Я, S. 120-121. — ISBN 978-966-528-279-2.
- "Porchowa". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 8. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1887. p. 815.
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