Kosmyryn

Kosmyryn (Ukrainian: Космирин) is a village in the Buchach Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Dniester River flows near the edge of the village.

Kosmyryn

Космирин
Coordinates: 48°52′58″N 25°14′42″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ternopil Oblast
RaionBuchach Raion
Area
 • Total2.495 km2 (0.963 sq mi)
Population
 • Total948
 • Density379.96/km2 (984.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
48454
Area code(s)+380 3544

History

First written mention comes from the 15th century (on January, 1, 1457). Then Rukomysh belonged to the Kingdom of Poland, from 1569 to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. from 1772 until 1918 to Austrian empires, in 1918-1919 to West Ukrainian People's Republic. The first known owner of village was Polish nobleman Stanislav of Khodorostav (now Khodoriv, Lviv Oblast), who was connected by marriage was due to the representatives of the House of Buczacki.[1]

Reading room of Ukrainian society Prosvita operated in the village.

Attractions
  • Church of St. Archangel Michael (1886, wood, reconstructed 1989)
  • Chapel

References
  1. Аkta grоdskіe i ziеmskіe.— Lwów, 1887.— Т. 12.— 564 s.— P. 245.] (in Polish and Latin)

Sources
  • (in Ukrainian) І. Гальчук, В. Уніят, Космирин // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2005, V. 2: К—О, S. 191. — ISBN 966-528-199-2.
  • "Kośmierzyn, wś, pow. buczacki". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 4. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1883. p. 465.

.— P. 465.

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