Zolochiv
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Zolochiv is a town
located in the Lviv Oblast
(province
) of western Ukraine
. It is the administrative center
of the Zolochiv Raion
(district
).
Zolochiv was incorporated as a town on 15 September 1523 by the Polish
king Sigismund I the Old
. Located in the Ruthenian Voivodship of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
, it belonged to several noble families. In 1772, following the First Partition of Poland
, it was annexed by Austria
, and in 1918, following the World War I
, it passed to Poland. Zolochiv, known then as Złoczów, belonged to the Tarnopol Voivodship until the Polish September Campaign, when it was occupied by the Soviet Union
. Now, it is part of independent Ukraine.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
located in the Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) of western Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is the administrative center
Capital City
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of the Zolochiv Raion
Zolochiv Raion
Zolochiv Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Zolochiv. It has a population of 74 686.It was established in 1939.-External links:*...
(district
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
).
Zolochiv was incorporated as a town on 15 September 1523 by the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
king Sigismund I the Old
Sigismund I the Old
Sigismund I of Poland , of the Jagiellon dynasty, reigned as King of Poland and also as the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until 1548...
. Located in the Ruthenian Voivodship of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
, it belonged to several noble families. In 1772, following the First Partition of Poland
First Partition of Poland
The First Partition of Poland or First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. Growth in the Russian Empire's power, threatening the Kingdom of Prussia and the...
, it was annexed by Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, and in 1918, following the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, it passed to Poland. Zolochiv, known then as Złoczów, belonged to the Tarnopol Voivodship until the Polish September Campaign, when it was occupied by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Now, it is part of independent Ukraine.
Architectural landmarks
- Zolochiv CastleZolochiv CastleZolochiv Castle was a residence of the Sobieski noble family on a hill at the confluence of two small rivers in the south-eastern part of Zolochiv, Galicia ....
, built in the early 17th century by Jakub SobieskiJakub SobieskiJakub Sobieski was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, parliamentarian, diarist, political activist, military leader and father of King Jan III Sobieski. Son of castellan and voivode Marek Sobieski and Jadwiga Snopkowska.- Life :...
(the king's father) - Stone SynagogueSynagogueA synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
, 1724 (http://www.bfcollection.net/indphoto/bfc01220.html)(destroyed during World War II) - Ascension Church, Zolochiv, 17th century
- Piarists' Church, Zolochiv, 1730
- St. Nicolas Church, Zolochiv, 16th century
- Arsenal, Zolochiv, 15th century
Famous people from Zolochiv
- Tadeusz BrzezinskiTadeusz BrzezinskiTadeusz Brzeziński was a Polish consular official and the father of President Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski....
, Polish diplomat, father of Zbigniew BrzezinskiZbigniew BrzezinskiZbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski is a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981.... - Moyshe-Leyb HalpernMoyshe-Leyb HalpernMoyshe-Leyb Halpern was a Yiddish-language modernist poet. He was born and raised in a traditional Jewish household in Zlotshev, Galicia and brought to Vienna at the age of 12 in 1898 to study commercial art. He then began writing modernist poetry in German...
, YiddishYiddish languageYiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...
writer - Franz von HillenbrandFranz von HillenbrandFranz von Hillenbrand was a Roman Catholic German aristocrat. He was born in Zolochiv, c. 1801, the Polish city that time was occupied by the Holy Roman Empire. His family migrated to the Galizien region from Augsburg in the late 18th century...
, a German aristocrat, Imperial and Royal accountant - Roald HoffmannRoald HoffmannRoald Hoffmann is an American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He currently teaches at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.-Escape from the Holocaust:...
, chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in ChemistryNobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,... - Andriy HusinAndriy HusinAndriy Husin is professional Ukrainian football player and an current head coach of Dynamo-2 Kyiv in Ukrainian First League. He frequently appeared as a member of the Ukraine national football team, and is one of Ukraine's most capped players ever...
, football player - Naphtali Herz Imber - wrote national anthem of IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
- Marian IwańciówMarian IwanciówMarian Iwańciów was a Polish painter. He was the son of Filip Iwańciów and Stanisława Maria Sieprawska....
, a painter - Rabbi Yechiel Michel, Maggid (Preacher) of ZlotshevZlotshov (Hasidic dynasty)Zlotshov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yechiel Michel . Zlotshov is the Yiddish name of Zolochiv, a town in present-day Ukraine...
- Ilya SchorIlya SchorIlya Schor was a multi-faceted artist, a painter, jeweler, engraver, sculptor, and renowned artist of Judaica.- Early life :...
, a painter, jeweler, engraver, and artist of Judaica - Abraham ShalitAbraham ShalitAbraham Haim Schalit was an Israeli historian and a scholar of the Second Temple period.- Biography :...
, Jewish historian - James Sobieski, a PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
princePrincePrince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess... - John III SobieskiJohn III SobieskiJohn III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...
, the kingKing- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
of PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... - Katarzyna SobieskaKatarzyna SobieskaKatarzyna Sobieska was the sister of King of Poland Jan III Sobieski and a noble lady. She married Władysław Dominik Zasławski in 1650. She was later married to Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł on June 13, 1658....
, the sister of Jan III Sobieski and a noble lady - Igor VovchanchynIgor VovchanchynIgor Yaroslavovich "Ice Cold" Vovchanchyn is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He won seven mixed martial arts tournaments, as well as acquiring a 37 fight unbeaten streak, and reaching the final of the Pride Grand Prix 2000....
, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter from the PRIDE Organization. - WeegeeWeegeeWeegee was the pseudonym of Arthur Fellig , a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography....
- Rabbi Zev WolfZev WolfZev Wolf of Zbaraz was the third son of Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotshov, known as "The Maggid of Zlotshov"....
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