Kachanivka, Ternopil Oblast Explained

Official Name:	Kachanivka
Native Name:	Качанівка
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:	Ternopil Raion
Subdivision Type3:	Hromada
Subdivision Name3:	Pidvolochysk settlement hromada
Timezone:	EET
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+3
Coordinates:	49.4672°N 26.1167°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	47852

Kachanivka (Ukrainian: Качанівка) is a village in Pidvolochysk settlement hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.^[1]

History

The first written mention of the village was in 1546.

After the liquidation of the Pidvolochysk Raion on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Ternopil Raion.^[2]

Religion

• St. Michael church (1863, brick, OCU and UGCC),
• St. Michael church (1798, reconstructed in 1920 and 1991, RCC).

Notable residents

• Casimir Zeglen (1869–1910), Polish Catholic priest who invented a silk bulletproof vest in the late 19th century

The composer, conductor, and public figure Ostap Nyzhankivskyi served as the village's parish priest; in 1898 and 1913 Ivan Franko visited the village.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Підволочиська територіальна громада . Децентралізація.
2. Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року № 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"