Losiach (Ukrainian: Лосяч) is a village in Skala-Podilska settlement hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.[1]

Losiach
Лосяч
Roman Catholic Church of St. Anthony
Roman Catholic Church of St. Anthony
Losiach is located in Ternopil Oblast
Losiach
Losiach
Location in Ternopil Oblast
Coordinates: 48°54′55″N 26°4′46″E / 48.91528°N 26.07944°E / 48.91528; 26.07944
Country Ukraine
OblastTernopil Oblast
RaionChortkiv Raion
HromadaSkala-Podilska settlement hromada
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
48710

History

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Near the village, archaeological monuments of ancient Rus' culture were discovered, in particular, in 1877, archaeologist Adam Kirkor, who found a human skeleton with a bronze ring on his finger under a large stone slab.[2]

The village has been known from 1540.[2]

After the liquidation of the Borshchiv Raion on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Chortkiv Raion.[3]

Religion

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  • two stone churches of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (1903, OCU; 2007, UGCC)[2]
  • St. Anthony's Church (1872, RCC)[2]

References

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  1. ^ Скала-Подільська територіальна громада, Децентралізація
  2. ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) Мельничук Б., Мизак Н., Петраш Б., Івахів, Г., Лосяч // Ternopil region. History of cities and villages: in 3 v. / Ternopil: "Terno-graph", 2014, V. 1: А—В, S. 529—530. — ISBN 978-966-457-228-3.
  3. ^ Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року № 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"

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