Koniatyn, Chernivtsi Oblast Explained

Official Name:	Koniatyn
Native Name:	Конятин
Native Name Lang:	uk
Settlement Type:	village
Pushpin Map:	Ukraine Chernivtsi Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Koniatyn in Chernivtsi Oblast##Location of Koniatyn in Ukraine
Coordinates:	48.0428°N 24.9386°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Oblast
Subdivision Type2:	Raion
Subdivision Name2:	Vyzhnytsia Raion
Established Title:	First mentioned
Established Date:	1774

Koniatyn (Ukrainian: Конятин; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Coniatin) is a village in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the capital of Koniatyn rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 677 (as of 2024).^[1]

History

Koniatyn was first mentioned in 1774. Its residents supported peasant uprisings led by Lukjan Kobylytsia. The Austrian government responded by executing local leaders who supported Kobylytsia.

The village is home to a wooden church named the . The church was constructed in either 1790 or 1877,^[2] and it is part of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.^[3]

Notable residents

• , senior soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed during the War in Donbas.
• , writer and journalist.

References

1. Web site: Конятинська громада . Koniatyn hromada . 18 August 2024 . gromada.info . uk.
2. Web site: Церква Св. Василя. 1877 . Church of Saint Basil (1877) . 18 August 2024 . Wooden Churches of Western Ukraine . uk.
3. Web site: Чернівецька єпархія . Chernivtsi Diocese . 18 August 2024 . Conference of Archbishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church . uk.