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Buchach

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Buchach (, ; ; or ; ; ; ) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Buchach urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Buchach rests south-east of Lviv, in the historic region of Halychyna (Galicia).

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Buchach
Settlement.native_name_lang
uk
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Шпиль ратуші та Церква святого Миколая (Бучач) P1690220.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Panoramic view of Buchach in 2017
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of Arms Buchach.PNG
Settlement.shield_size
110px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ukraine#Ukraine Ternopil Oblast
Settlement.map_caption
Map of Ukraine with Buchach highlighted.
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Ternopil Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Chortkiv Raion
Settlement.leader_title
City Head
Settlement.leader_name
Vitaly Freyak
Settlement.established_title
First mention
Settlement.established_date
1260

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Coat of arms
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Churches
  • Notable people
  • Born in Buchach
  • Ukrainians
  • Poles
  • Jews
  • People associated with Buchach
  • Ukrainians
  • Poles
  • Jews
  • Unknown nationality
  • Communications
  • International relations
  • Twin towns and sister cities
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

Buchach (, ; ; or ; ; ; ) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Buchach urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Buchach rests south-east of Lviv, in the historic region of Halychyna (Galicia).

The city was located in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until the partitions, followed by the Habsburg monarchy (1772–1804), Austrian Empire (1804–1867), Austria-Hungary (1867–1918), West Ukrainian People's Republic (1918–1919), the Second Polish Republic (1919–1939), and the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (1939–1991). In 2022 the population was estimated to be .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buchach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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