Krohulets

Krohulets (Ukrainian: Крогулець, Polish: Krogulec) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Vasylkivtsi rural hromada.

Krohulets Крогулець
Pond in Krohulets
Krohulets Location in Ternopil Oblast
Coordinates: 49°6′1″N 26°0′25″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ternopil Oblast
Raion	Chortkiv Raion
Hromada	Vasylkivtsi Hromada
Population
• Total	869
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	48256

History

On 3 March 1578, King Stephen Báthory granted Stanislav Kopychynetskyi the privilege of founding a town under German (Teutonic) law on his own land, simply called Krohulets, located on the Nichlava River and near the Visiencha Forest.^[1]

From 24 July 2015, Krohulets has been a member of the Vasylkivtsi rural hromada.^[2]

After the liquidation of the Husiatyn Raion on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Ternopil Raion.^[3]

Religion

Church of Saint Volodymyr the Great

• Saint Paraskeva church with a bell tower (18th century, OCU; wooden; reconstructed; architectural monuments of national importance)
• Saint Volodymyr church (2008; UGCC)

Notable residents

• Omelian Hlibovytskyi (1857–1905), Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, novelist, publicist, public figure
• Bohdan Lepky (1872–1941), Ukrainian writer, poet, scholar, public figure, and artist
• Sylvester Lepkyi (1845–1901), Ukrainian writer, religious and public figure^[4]