Ulashkivtsi
Rural locality in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rural locality in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulashkivtsi (Ukrainian: Улашківці; Polish: Ułaszkowce; Yiddish: לאַשקעוויץ, romanized: Lashkevitz; Hebrew: אולאשקובצה, romanized: 'Ulashkovtse) is a village located at the Seret River in Chortkiv Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province in western Ukraine. It belongs to Nahirianka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Pop. 1,145.
Ulashkivtsi is also known as Ulaszkowce, Ulashkovtse, Ulashkovtsy, Ułaszkowce, and Ulaskowce. Its Austrian-Polish name was Leszkowitz (pronounced Leshkovitz).
First mentioned in 1464[2] 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[3] and 1738[4] as the foundation year.) The monastery holds two thaumaturgic icons: of the Most Holy Virgin and of John the Baptist.
There is also a unique geological monument of nature, archeology and history of the left bank of Middle Transnistria grotto of Saint Onuphrius.[5]
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