Horishnia Vyhnanka (Ukrainian: Горі́шня Ви́гнанка, Polish: Wygnanka Górna) is a village located in Chortkiv Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province of Western Ukraine). It belongs to Chortkiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The population of the village is 1008 people[2] and covers an area of 16.53 km2
Horishnia Vyhnanka
Горішня Вигнанка | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Horishnia Vyhnanka | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′36″N 25°48′24″E / 49.02667°N 25.80667°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Ternopil Oblast |
| District | Chortkiv Raion |
| Established | 1518 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,008 |
| • Density | 616.41/km2 (1,596.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 48515 |
| Area code | +380 3552 |
| Website | село Горішня Вигнанка(Ukrainian) |
Local government is administered by Horishnovyhnanska village council.[3] The village of Perekhody belongs to Horishnovyhnanska village council.
Geography
editThe village is situated on the high left bank of the Seret River. That is located at a distance of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the district center of Chortkiv and 74 kilometres (46 mi) from the regional center Ternopil.
History
editThe remains of settlements Tripoli culture[4] discovered in the village (3rd millennium BC) but the first record of the village dates back to 1518.
From 11th century to 1144 the village was part of the Principality of Terebovlia, then the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia, and in 1387 came under the power of feudal Poland.
References
edit- ^ "Чертковская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "Ternopilschyna".
- ^ Горішньовигнанська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
- ^ АРХЕОЛОГІЧНІ ПАМ'ЯТКИ ТРИПІЛЬСЬКОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ НА ТЕРИТОРІЇ УКРАЇНИ. (N – 110) (in Ukrainian)