Dobrovody, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast

Dobrovody () is a village in the Zbarazh urban hromada of the Ternopil Raion of Ternopil Oblast in Ukraine.

History

The first written mention of the village was in 1463.

After the liquidation of the Zbarazh Raion on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Ternopil Raion.

Religion

• Saint Paraskeva church (1794, brick).

Notable residents

• Oleksander Smakula (1900–1983), Ukrainian physicist known for the invention of anti-reflective lens coatings based on optical interference
• Andrii Pyshnyi (born 1974), Ukrainian banker and politician

The village was visited by writers Ivan Drach, Roman Ivanychuk, Dmytro Pavlychko, and Borys Kharchuk.

References

Sources

• Назар М. Добриводи: історичний нарис. — Збараж : Медобори, 1997. — 20 с.
• Назар М. Село Доброводи у пам'ятниках: історико-краєзнавчий нарис. — Тернопіль : Воля, 2008. — 32 с.