Kachanivka, Ternopil Oblast

Kachanivka () is a village in Pidvolochysk settlement hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

History

The first written mention of the village was in 1546.

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

Religion

• St. Michael church (1863, brick, OCU and UGCC),
• St. Michael church (1798, reconstructed in 1920 and 1991, RCC).

Notable residents

• Casimir Zeglen (1869–1910), Polish Catholic priest who invented a silk bulletproof vest in the late 19th century

The composer, conductor, and public figure Ostap Nyzhankivskyi served as the village's parish priest; in 1898 and 1913 Ivan Franko visited the village.

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