Ulashkivtsi

Ulashkivtsi is a village located at the Seret River in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast (province in western Ukraine. It belongs to Nahirianka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Pop. 1,145.

Names

Ulashkivtsi is also known as Ulaszkowce, Ulashkovtse, Ulashkovtsy, Ułaszkowce, and Ulaskowce. Its Austrian-Polish name was Leszkowitz.

History

First mentioned in 1464 the village belonged to the Kamieniec county in 16th century and was famous for the trade fairs being held there.
The Basilian Uniate monastery of John the Baptist was built there in early-18th century The monastery holds two thaumaturgic icons: of the Most Holy Virgin and of John the Baptist.
There is also a unique geological monument of nature, archeology and history of the left bank of Middle Transnistria grotto of Saint Onuphrius.