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Kozova in the region of Ternopil's'ka with its 9,019 inhabitants is a town in Ukraine - some 249 mi or ( 401 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital city .
Current time in Kozova is now 10:56 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Chişinău, Timişoara, Oradea, Iaşi, and Cluj-Napoca. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Chişinău . Where to go and what to see in Kozova ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kozova
Kozova is a small town in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine, in the area historically known as Galicia, 16 km east of Berezhany, some 30 km west of Ternopil and c. 100 km southeast of Lviv. The town is situated beside a lake on the Koropets River (“little carp”). There is presumption that the name Kozova comes from the Ukrainian word koza, though other possible sources exist.
Located at 49.43 25.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Zolota Lypa River
Zolota Lypa is a river in western Ukraine. It flows through Berezhany district, forming the large Berezhany lake north of Berezhany. It is a left tributary of Dniester, belonging to the Black Sea basin. Zolota Lypa both in Polish and Ukrainian means "a golden lime-tree". The river with the opposite meaning Hnyla Lypa (rotten lime-tree) flows parallel 30 km west from Berezhany.
Located at 49.42 24.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Berezhany Castle
The Berezhany Castle (Ukrainian: Бережанський замок, Berezhans'kyi zamok) round which the modern town of Berezhany has sprung up, was built on an island in the Zolota Lypa River in the 1530s and 1540s by Mikołaj Sieniawski as the main residence of the Sieniawski magnate family. In 1630, the castle's fortifications were expanded. It was so well fortified that neither Khmelnitsky's Cossacks (in 1648 and 1648) nor the Turks (in 1675) succeeded in taking it.
Located at 49.45 24.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Zhukiv
Zhukiv, is a major village in Berezhany Raion of Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It's located about 18 km north of Brzeżany, beside the hill named Huk. It is the native village of the famous Ukrainian writer Bohdan Lepky.
Located at 49.52 24.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Battle of Podhajce (1698)
Battle of Podhajce took place on 8–9 September 1698 near Podhajce in Ruthenian Voivodship during the Great Turkish War. 6000-strong Polish army under Field Crown Hetman Feliks Kazimierz Potocki repelled a 14,000 man Tatar expedition under Kaplan-Girey. Lack of sufficient number of light cavalry on the Polish side prevented a successful pursuit of Tatars and their captives.
Located at 49.27 25.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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