Staryi Nyzhbirok (Ukrainian: Старий Нижбірок) is a village in Vasylkivtsi rural hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.[1]

Staryi Nyzhbirok
Старий Нижбірок
Saints Peter and Paul church
Saints Peter and Paul church
Coat of arms of Staryi Nyzhbirok
Staryi Nyzhbirok is located in Ternopil Oblast
Staryi Nyzhbirok
Staryi Nyzhbirok
Location in Ternopil Oblast
Coordinates: 49°8′25″N 26°3′11″E / 49.14028°N 26.05306°E / 49.14028; 26.05306
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ternopil Oblast
RaionChortkiv Raion
HromadaVasylkivtsi Hromada
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
48252

History

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The first written mention of the village dates back to 1554.[2]

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

Religion

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  • Saints Peter and Paul church (1992, brick, UGCC)[2]

People

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  • Ivan Demchyshyn (1948–2009), Ukrainian writer, journalist, local historian[2]

References

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  1. ^ Васильковецька територіальна громада, Децентралізація
  2. ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) М. Довгань, В. Уніят, В. Щавінський, Старий Нижбірок // Ternopil region. History of cities and villages: in 3 v. / Ternopil: "Terno-graph", 2014, V. 2: Г—Л, S. 115—116. — ISBN 978-966-457-228-3.
  3. ^ Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року № 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"