Shybalyn

Shybalyn (Ukrainian: Шибалин, English: Shybalyn, Polish: Szybalyn, Russian: Шыбалын) - is a large village of 1359 people in Berezhany Raion of Ternopil Oblast. It is second largest village (after Narayiv) in Berezhany district. It is a major village 10 km east of Berezhany on the Berezhany-Kozova-Ternopil highway.

Flag of the village Shybalyn

It is one of the oldest villages in the area. The name comes from the Ukrainian/Polish word "shyba," window-glass. The first historic mention of the village dates to 1451. Shybalyn lays within the historic region of Halychyna, in the western part of Podillya Upland. Shybalyn is situated along the deep valley of river Tsenivka (tributary of Zolota Lypa) with high hills on both sides. There is a state botanical reserve nearby the village.

Highway Stryi - Kropyvnytckyi runs through the village. There are numerous bus routes that connect Rohatyn, Berezhany and Ternopil that stop in the village.

There are Ukrainian Greek-Catholic church of St. Yuri, The Orthodox Church of St. John the Divine and The old Polish Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady is in delipidated condition.

Population
  • Population in 1900: 1981 inhabitants
  • Population in 1939: 2410 inhabitants
  • Population in 1991: 1359 inhabitants
  • Population in 2007: 1293 inhabitants with over 400 houses

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