Pidzamochok

Pidzamochok (Ukrainian: Передмістя, Polish: Podzameczek) is a village in the Buchach Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Suburbs of Buchach. Strypa River (left tributary of the Dniester river) flows near of the village.

Pidzamochok

Підзамочок
Coordinates: 49°04′38″N 25°23′53″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ternopil Oblast
RaionBuchach Raion
Area
  Total1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,541
  Density1,467.62/km2 (3,801.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
48423
Area code(s)+380 3544

History

First written mention comes from the 18th century. Then belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1772 until 1918 to Austrian (Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary) empires, in 1918-1919 to West Ukrainian People's Republic. From 1991 belonged to Ukraine.

Reading room of Ukrainian society Prosvita operated in the village.

Attractions

  • Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, former Roman Catholic church
  • Chapel
  • Statue of Holy Virgin Mary, of St. Anthony the Great
  • Pidzamochok castle

References

    Sources

    • (in Ukrainian) П. Слюсарчук, В. Уніят., Підзамочок // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2008, V. 3: П—Я, S. 82. — ISBN 978-966-528-279-2.
    • Podzameczek in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, volume VIII (Perepiatycha — Pożajście) 1887, S. 492. (in Polish)
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