Mechyshchiv
village in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Mechyshchiv (Ukrainian: Мечищів) is a village in Saranchuky rural hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
History
The first written mention of the village was in 1438.
After the liquidation of the Berezhany Raion on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Ternopil Raion.
Religion
St. Nicholas church (1928, brick).
References
Sources
(in Ukrainian) Климко Б., Ханас В., Мечищів // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2005, V. 2: К—О, S. 506. — ISBN 966-528-199-2.
"Mieczyszczów". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Mechyshchiv” as village in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7224965. Authority coordinates are 49.370, 24.877. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1438, 2020, 1928 and 2005.
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