Pochaiv

Pochaiv (Ukrainian: Почаїв, IPA: [poˈtʃɑjiu̯] ^ⓘ; Russian: Почаев, romanized: Pochayev; 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.^[1] Population: 7,633 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Pochaiv Почаїв
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View of Pochaiv and its monastery
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Coordinates: 50°0′10″N 25°30′35″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ternopil Oblast
Raion	Kremenets Raion
Hromada	Pochaiv urban hromada
Population  (2022)
• Total	7,633
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Pochaiv was a part of Kremenetsky Uyezd, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire. During World War I, it was captured by the Austro-Hungarian Army in August 1915 and by the Imperial Russian Army during the Brusilov offensive in summer 1916. It became a part of Wołyń Voivodeship, Poland, after the 1917 Russian Revolution and the Polish–Soviet War.

Pochaiv became an urban-type settlement in the 1950s^[3] and a town in 1978. It had a population of 10,019 in January 1989.^[4][5]

Pochaiv is home to 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,^[6] the head of which was appointed Gichka Yuriy Serhiyovych on the basis of competitive selection.^[7]

Logo of the Center for Social Services of Pochaiv City Council

Gallery

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