Buchach
Sign in to saveBuchach (, ; ; 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
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22 sectionsContents
- 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 .