Porokhova

Rural locality in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

Place in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

Porokhova (Ukrainian: Порохова) is a village in Buchach urban hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.^[1]

History

The first written mention of the village was in 1452. ^[2]

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

Church of the Intercession (1812, brick, restored in 1989–1991);
Church of the Divine Mercy and the Mother of God – Queen of Peace (1930s, restored in 1995, RCC).^[2]

^ Бучацька територіальна громада, Децентралізація
^ ^a ^b (in Ukrainian) Крижанівський І., Уніят В., Шкварок М., Порохова // Ternopil region. History of cities and villages: in 3 v. / Ternopil: "Terno-graph", 2014, V. 1: А—В, S. 641—642. — ISBN 978-966-457-228-3.
^ Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року № 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"

(in Ukrainian) Уніят В., Порохова // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2008, V. 3: П—Я, S. 120-121. — ISBN 978-966-528-279-2.
"Porchowa". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 8. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1887. p. 815.