Hleshchava

Hleshchava (, ) is a village in Ivanivka rural hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

History

The first written mention of the village was in 1581.

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

Religion

• St. Nicholas church (1897, restored in 2011, UGCC),
• Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1908, RCC).

Notable residents

• Myroslaw Stechishin (1883–1947), Ukrainian-Canadian editor, political activist, and public figure

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