Shumlyany

Shumlyany
Шумляни
Village
Coordinates: UA 49°16′55″N 24°52′44″E / 49.28194°N 24.87889°E / 49.28194; 24.87889
Country Ukraine Ukraine
Oblast Ternopil Oblast
Raion Pidhaitsi Raion
Established 1400
Area
  Total 22,006 km2 (8,497 sq mi)
Population
  Total 1,196
  Density 54,35/km2 (14,080/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (UTC)

Shumlyany (Ukrainian: Шумляни) is a village in Pidhaitsi Raion of Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. The village belonged to Berezhany Raion before 1990. The population is 1,196.

History

There was discovered archaeological sites from chalcolithic period.

The first written reference dates from 1467.

Attractions

There are two churches in Shumlyany: St. Boris and Hleb (1701) and St. Volodymyr (1993).

It was built memorial crosses dedicated in abolition of serfdom, fighters for the freedom of Ukraine (1990), in honor of the 1000th anniversary of Rus baptism and in honor of the 47th anniversary of the last battle of UPA against NKGB (2007).

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