Zalischyky
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Zalishchyky Залiщики |
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 Zalishchyky
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| Coordinates: 48°39′N 25°44′E / 48.650°N 25.733°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Oblast | Ternopil | |
| Raion | Zalishchytskyi | |
| First mentioned | 1340 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Wolodymyr Benewjat | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.16 km2 (2.76 sq mi) | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 10,100 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Zalishchyky (Ukrainian: Залiщики, also Zalishchyky, Polish: Zaleszczyki) is a small city located on the Dniester river in the southern part of the Ternopil Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zalishchyky Raion (district).
In 2001, its estimated population was around 10,100.
Its climate is quite mild with grapes, peaches and other fruits growing in the area. It is especially famous for its tomatoes. Since the inter-war era, it has been a centre for the tourist industry. Before the collapse of the USSR some 10,000 visitors arrived annually. In the interbellum period, the town was an important tourist center of Poland. It is also one of the few wine growing areas in that part of Ukraine.
First mentioning of Zalishchyky is traced back to 1340. However the official date of the city establishment is 1766. During 1375–1772 and 1918–1939 Zalishchyky was part of Poland. In 1766 it received the rights of self-government under the Magdeburg Law. During the period 1772–1918 it was ruled by the Habsburg Monarchy (after 1867 Austria-Hungary), with the exception in 1809–1815, when it was under control of the Russian Empire.
During the 19th century, the area around Zalishchyky was populated primarily by Ukrainian country folk but the town had a large Polish and Jewish population. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the area around Zalishchyky witnessed large-scale emigration to the New World, especially western Canada.
After the abdication of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Polish–Ukrainian War of 1918–1919, it again became part of Poland (as part of the Tarnopol Voivodeship), which ruled it until 1939 when it was annexed to Soviet Ukraine (see: Polish September Campaign), a constituent republic of the Soviet Union. Since the 1991 dissolution of the USSR, it is in independent Ukraine.
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