Bila, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast Explained

Official Name:	Bila
Native Name:	Біла
Pushpin Map:	Ukraine Ternopil Oblast
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Ternopil Oblast
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Oblast
Subdivision Type2:	Raion
Subdivision Name2:	Chortkiv Raion
Subdivision Type3:	Hromada
Subdivision Name3:	Chortkiv Hromada
Timezone:	EET
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+3
Coordinates:	49.0456°N 25.7822°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	48514

Bila (Ukrainian: Біла) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Chortkiv urban hromada.^[1]

History

The first written mention dates back to the XIV century, when a castle was built in the village.^[2]

Religion

• Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called (OCU),
• Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1903, OCU, brick),
• Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (2008, UGCC)
• Church of the Resurrection (1751, lost, UGCC)
• Roman Catholic chapel (1899)^[3]

People

• Petro Fedoryshyn (born 1949), Ukrainian journalist, editor, teacher, and sports figure

In the literature

Petro Fedoryshyn has published two books about his family's village: U vodovertiakh Seretu (2012) and Vazhkyi kozhykh, ale svii (2015).^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://decentralization.gov.ua/newgromada/5166 Чортківська територіальна громада
2. [Volodymyr Dobrianskyi|Володимир Добрянський]
3. https://rkc.in.ua/index.php?&m=k&f=alvtp&p=tpcoblbc&l=u Біла. Колишня каплиця без титулу
4. Тетяна Дігай, Енциклопедична трилогія про Чортків, Золота пектораль, 29.07.2022.