Holihrady Explained

Official Name:Holihrady
Native Name:Голігради
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Ternopil Oblast
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ternopil Oblast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Ternopil Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Chortkiv Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Zalishchyky urban hromada
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:48.7069°N 25.8503°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:48660

Holihrady (Ukrainian: Голігради) is a village in Zalishchyky urban hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.[1]

History

Archaeological sites of the Upper Paleolithic, Trypillian, Gava-Holigrady, Lipitsa, Chernyakhov, and Old Rus' cultures were discovered in the Vyhushiv tract near Holihrady. This village gave its name to the archaeological Holihrady culture (10th-7th centuries BC).

It was first mentioned in writings in 1530.

After the liquidation of the Zalishchyky Raion on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Chortkiv Raion.[2]

Religion

Notes and References

  1. https://decentralization.ua/newgromada/4600 Заліщицька територіальна громада
  2. Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року № 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"