Official Name: | Stara Yahilnytsia |
Native Name: | Стара Ягільниця |
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: | Hahirianka Hromada |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 509 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 48.9786°N 25.6939°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 48540 |
Stara Yahilnytsia (uk|Стара Ягільниця, pl|Jagielnica Stara) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Hahirianka village hromada. The first written mention dates back to 1477.[1]
According to legend, the name of the village comes from the name of Jagail, the progenitor of the Jagiellonian dynasty, who owned these lands. According to other versions, the name is derived from the word Yagil the Cossacks used to call a stop off.[2]
In 1785 there were 695 inhabitants.[3]