Stara Yahilnytsia
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Stara Yahilnytsia
Стара Ягільниця | |
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 Roadside sign at the entrance to the village | |
  Stara Yahilnytsia Location in Ternopil Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′43″N 25°41′38″E / 48.97861°N 25.69389°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Chortkiv Raion |
| Hromada | Hahirianka village hromada |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 509 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 48540 |
Stara Yahilnytsia (Ukrainian: Стара Ягільниця, Polish: Jagielnica Stara) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Hahirianka village hromada. The first written mention dates back to 1477.[1]
According to legend, the name of the village comes from the name of Jagail, the progenitor of the Jagiellonian dynasty, who owned these lands. According to other versions, the name is derived from the word Yagil the Cossacks used to call a stop off.[2]
In 1785 there were 695 inhabitants.[3]