Pochaiv
{{short description|City in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine}}
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| name = Pochaiv
| native_name = Почаїв
| native_name_lang = uk
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Панорама Почаївська лавра 02.jpg
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| image_caption = View of Pochaiv and its monastery
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| coordinates = {{coord|50|0|10|N|25|30|35|E|region:UA_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_name1 = Ternopil Oblast
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_name2 = Kremenets Raion
| established_title = First mentioned
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| established_title1 = Magdeburg rights
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| leader_title = City Mayor
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 7633
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
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| subdivision_type3 = Hromada
| subdivision_name3 = Pochaiv urban hromada
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Pochaiv ({{langx|uk|Почаїв}}, {{IPA|uk|poˈtʃɑjiu̯|ipa|audio=LL-Q8798 (ukr)-Gzhegozh-Почаїв.wav}}; {{langx|ru|Почаев|Pochayev}}; {{langx|pl|Poczajów}}; {{langx|yi|פּאטשאיעװ|Pitshayev}}) is a city in Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located {{convert|18|km}} south-west of Kremenets and {{convert|70|km}} north of the administrative center of the oblast, Ternopil. It hosts the administration of Pochaiv urban hromada.{{cite web |title=Почаевская громада |url=https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/pochaivska/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=Russian}} Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|7,633|punct=.}}
History
Pochaiv was a part of Kremenetsky Uyezd, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire. During World War I, it was captured by the Austro-Hungarian Army in August 1915 and by the Imperial Russian Army during the Brusilov offensive in summer 1916. It became a part of Wołyń Voivodeship, Poland, after the 1917 Russian Revolution and the Polish–Soviet War.
Pochaiv became an urban-type settlement in the 1950sПочаев // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 20. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1975. стр. 444 and a town in 1978. It had a population of 10,019 in January 1989.Почаев // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.190[http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу]
Pochaiv is home to the Pochaiv Lavra, the second-largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Ukraine. On October 1, 2020, the Center for Provision of Social Services of the Pochaiv City Council was established,{{Cite web|title=ЦЕНТР НАДАННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ ПОСЛУГ ПОЧАЇВСЬКОЇ МІСЬКОЇ РАДИ — 43849117 — Опендатабот|url=https://opendatabot.ua/c/43849117|access-date=2021-11-16|website=opendatabot.ua|language=uk}} the head of which was appointed Gichka Yuriy Serhiyovych on the basis of competitive selection.{{Citation|title=Конкурс на посаду директора Центру надання соціальних послуг Почаївської міської ради|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N99rKcmzKlA|language=en|access-date=2021-11-16}}
File:Логотип_Центру_надання_соціальних_послуг_Почаївської_міської_ради.jpg
Gallery
File:Почаевская Лавра-19.JPG|Panoramic view of Pochaiv
File:Počajiv' near Lavra - panoramio.jpg|Street near Pochaiv Lavra
File:Počajiv, centrum 01.jpg|City center
File:Почаевская лавра. Духовная семинария..jpg|Seminary building
References
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{{Commons category|Pochayiv}}
{{Ternopil Oblast}}
{{Pochaiv urban hromada}}
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Category:Pochaiv urban hromada
Category:Cities in Ternopil Oblast