Pochaiv
City in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
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Pochaiv (Ukrainian: Почаїв, IPA: [poˈtʃɑjiu̯] ⓘ; Russian: Почаев, romanized: Pochayev; Polish: Poczajów; Yiddish: פּאטשאיעװ, romanized: Pitshayev) is a city in Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Kremenets and 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of the administrative center of the oblast, Ternopil. It hosts the administration of Pochaiv urban hromada.[1] Population: 7,633 (2022 estimate).[2]
Pochaiv
Почаїв | |
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View of Pochaiv and its monastery | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 50°0′10″N 25°30′35″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Kremenets Raion |
| Hromada | Pochaiv urban hromada |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 7,633 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Pochaiv was a part of Kremenetsky Uyezd, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire. During World War I, it was captured by the Austro-Hungarian Army in August 1915 and by the Imperial Russian Army during the Brusilov offensive in summer 1916. It became a part of Wołyń Voivodeship, Poland, after the 1917 Russian Revolution and the Polish–Soviet War.
Pochaiv became an urban-type settlement in the 1950s[3] and a town in 1978. It had a population of 10,019 in January 1989.[4][5]
Pochaiv is home to the Pochaiv Lavra, the second-largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Ukraine. On October 1, 2020, the Center for Provision of Social Services of the Pochaiv City Council was established,[6] the head of which was appointed Gichka Yuriy Serhiyovych on the basis of competitive selection.[7]
Notable residents
- Ivan Khvorostetskyi (1888–1958), Ukrainian painter
Gallery
Panoramic view of Pochaiv
Street near Pochaiv Lavra
City center
Seminary building
