Horishnia Vyhnanka

Horishnia Vyhnanka (Ukrainian: Горі́шня Ви́гнанка, Polish: Wygnanka Górna) is a village located in Chortkiv Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province of Western Ukraine). It belongs to Chortkiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] The population of the village is 1008 people^[2] and covers an area of 16.53 km²

Horishnia Vyhnanka Горішня Вигнанка
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Horishnia Vyhnanka
Coordinates: 49°01′36″N 25°48′24″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Ternopil Oblast
District	Chortkiv Raion
Established	1518
Area
• Total	16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi)
Elevation /(average value of)	314 m (1,030 ft)
Population
• Total	1,008
• Density	616.41/km2 (1,596.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	48515
Area code	+380 3552
Website	село Горішня Вигнанка(Ukrainian)

Local government is administered by Horishnovyhnanska village council.^[3] The village of Perekhody belongs to Horishnovyhnanska village council.

Geography

The village is situated on the high left bank of the Seret River. That is located at a distance of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the district center of Chortkiv and 74 kilometres (46 mi) from the regional center Ternopil.

History

The remains of settlements Tripoli culture^[4] discovered in the village (3rd millennium BC) but the first record of the village dates back to 1518.
From 11th century to 1144 the village was part of the Principality of Terebovlia, then the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia, and in 1387 came under the power of feudal Poland.