Vivsia, Ternopil Oblast

Vivsia (Ukrainian: Вівся, Polish: Uwsie) is a village in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The village is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away from Kozova railway station and 48 kilometres (30 mi) away from Ternopil. Vivsia belongs to Kozova settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Its population was 800 inhabitants in 2018.

Vivsia
Вівся
Village
Vivsia is located in Ukraine
Vivsia
Vivsia
Map of Ukraine with Vivsia
Coordinates: 49°22′28.63″N 25°13′50.31″E / 49.3746194°N 25.2306417°E / 49.3746194; 25.2306417
Country Ukraine
OblastTernopil Oblast
RaionTernopil Raion
Established1785
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
800
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
47673
Area code+380-3547
WebsitePage on Official Website of Verkhovna Rada

Until 18 July 2020, Vivsia belonged to Kozova Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast to three. The area of Kozova Raion was merged into Ternopil Raion.[2][3]

Etymology

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Name Vivsia derived from the Ukrainian words овес (oves), вовес (voves), говес (hoves), means avena in English.

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References

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  1. ^ "Козовская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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48°51′N 27°06′E / 48.850°N 27.100°E / 48.850; 27.100