Village in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
Village in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
Stari Bohorodchany (Ukrainian: Старі Богородчани; Polish: Bohorodczany Stare) is a village in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, located in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion. It is the administrative centre of Stari Bohorodchany rural hromada.[1]
History
The first mention of Stari Bohorodchany is in a Polish government act dating to 16 January 1441, in which it was referred to as being owned by "Ivan of Buchach".[2] Under the Second Polish Republic, the village was seat of Gmina Bohorodczany Stare [pl].[3]
On 24 December 1945, Ukrainian Insurgent Army troops commanded by Pavlo Vatsyk [uk] destroyed an Internal Troops garrison in the village.[4]
Notable residents
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