Stara Yahilnytsia

Stara Yahilnytsia
Стара Ягільниця
Roadside sign at the entrance to the village
Roadside sign at the entrance to the village
Stara Yahilnytsia is located in Ternopil Oblast
Stara Yahilnytsia
Stara Yahilnytsia
Location in Ternopil Oblast
Coordinates: 48°58′43″N 25°41′38″E / 48.97861°N 25.69389°E / 48.97861; 25.69389
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ternopil Oblast
RaionChortkiv Raion
HromadaHahirianka Hromada
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
509
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
48540

Stara Yahilnytsia (Ukrainian: Стара Ягільниця, Polish: Jagielnica Stara) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Hahirianka village hromada. The first written mention dates back to 1477.[1]

History

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]

Religion

People from Stara Yahilnytsia

  • Stefan Hrytskiv [uk] (1935–2022), Ukrainian orthopedic surgeon, public figure, publicist[3]
  • Teofil Kostruba (monastic name: Teodosii; 1907–1943), Ukrainian historian, local historian, publicist, editor, Basilian monk (1940)[3]

References

  1. ^ "СТАРА ЯГІЛЬНИЦЯ | Нагірянська громада | Тернопільська область". Тернопільщина (in Ukrainian). 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  2. ^ Уніят, Віктор (2008). Стара Ягільниця, Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. (in Ukrainian) (3 ed.). Ternopil: Zbruch. p. 331. ISBN 978-966-528-279-2.
  3. ^ a b c d Богдан Мельничук, Мар'ян Федечко, Яромир Чорпіта (2014). Стара Ягільниця // Ternopil region. History of cities and villages: in 3 v. (in Ukrainian). Ternopil: Terno-graph. pp. 509–511. ISBN 978-966-457-246-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)