Bilshivtsi Explained

Bilshivtsi
Native Name:Більшівці
Other Name:Bołszowce
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:49.1856°N 24.7464°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Ivano-Frankivsk Raion
Established Title:1436
Leader Title:Head of Village Council
Leader Name:V.P. Sanotsky
Area Total Km2:12.83
Population Total:1843
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Code:(+380) 3431
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Bilshivtsi settlement hromada

Bilshivtsi (; ;) is a rural settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. Bilshivtsi hosts the administration of Bilshivtsi settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Its population was

Location

Bilshivtsi is located at the confluence of the Narayivka River and the Hnyla Lypa River, a tributary of the Dniester. It is 3 kilometers to the east of the LvivIvano-Frankivsk road and 8 kilometers north of the Halych train station.

History

Between 1772 and 1918 it was part of Austrian Galicia. After the end of World War I Bilshivtsi became part of Rohatyn Powiat in Stanisławów Voivodeship, part of Poland. In 1939 it was annexed by the Soviet Union.

Bilshivtsi was occupied by German troops during World War II from 1941 to 1944. In 1943, more than 1,000 local Jewish residents were shot by German troops.[2]

Until 18 July 2020, Bilshivtsi belonged to Halych Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast to six. The area of Halych Raion was merged into Ivano-Frankivsk Raion.[3] [4]

Until 26 January 2024, Bilshivtsi was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Bilshivtsi became a rural settlement.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Большевцовская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. Web site: Bolshowtsy, Ukraine (Martyr List No. 851-1106). www.jewishgen.org. 2016-07-19.
  3. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  4. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  5. News: Что изменится в Украине с 1 января . glavnoe.in.ua . ru. 1 January 2024.