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Discover Velikiy Govilov in Ukraine

Velikiy Govilov in the region of Ternopil's'ka is a town located in Ukraine - some 224 mi or ( 360 km ) South-West of Kiev , the country's capital .

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Local time in Velikiy Govilov is now 02:10 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Chişinău, Oradea, Iaşi, Dorohoi, and Cluj-Napoca. When in this area, you might want to check out Chişinău . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Velikiy Govilov ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Khorostkiv

Khorostkiv is a city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 7,306 (2001).

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Located at 49.23 25.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cities in Ternopil Oblast, Shtetls

Budaniv

Budaniv is a village in Ternopil Oblast, Western Ukraine, near Chortkiv, Buchach Raion. Population: 1,634 (2005). The settlement was founded in 1549 on the banks of the Seret River. The village was named after a Polish nobleman, Jakub Budzanowski, Halitz voevode. Mountainous terrain of the region always attracted new settlers and about 1550 a wooden castle was built up on the peak of one of the hills. The castle was rebuilt in the beginning of 17th century.

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Located at 49.16 25.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Galicia (Eastern Europe), Populated places established in 1549, Shtetls, Villages in Ternopil Oblast

Kopychyntsi

Kopychyntsi, is a small town in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It has a population of 7,036. It is the birthplace of Ukrainian chess grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk and Israeli politician Pinhas Lavon.

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Located at 49.10 25.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Cities in Ternopil Oblast

Battle of Trembowla

The Battle of Trembowla, more popularly known as the Defense of Trembowla, was glorified and immortalized in the paintings of Franciszek Smuglewicz, Józef Peszka and Aleksander Lesser. In 1675 the Turkish army destroyed the town of Trembowla, in the Podole Voivodship, and laid siege to the castle for an entire week. A woman played the decisive role in the garrison's successful stand against the invaders.

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Located at 49.30 25.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1675 in Europe, Battles involving Poland, Conflicts in 1675

Terebovl

Terebovlia (Ukrainian: Теребовля, also Terebovlya, Polish: Trembowla, English: Trembovl) is a small city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine, and the administrative center of the Terebovlya Raion. In modern medieval English history texts it is usually written Terebovl. The current population As of 2001 census is 13,661. In 1929 there was 7,015 people, mostly Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish.

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Located at 49.30 25.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Cities in Ternopil Oblast, Shtetls