Until 18 July 2020, Khmeleva belonged to Zalishchyky Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast to three. The area of Zalishchyky Raion was merged into Chortkiv Raion.[2][3]
Notable people
Born
agronomist researcher, social and political activist Roman Kotsyk,
Lived
Yakub Holovatsky, writer, folklorist, Slavist scholar. His baby son is buried in the village.