Kryvenke

Kryvenke (, ) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Husiatyn settlement hromada.

History

The first written mention of the settlement is a record of the Polish king for the village of Kryve, Skalsk district for Andrzej of Babshyn, dated 17 July 1413.

From 1 December 2020, Kryvenke has belonged to the Husiatyn settlement hromada.

Religion

• Church of John the Baptist (UGCC; 1757; brick; rebuilt in 1987)

Notable residents

• Bohdan Lepky (1872–1941), Ukrainian writer, poet, scholar, public figure, and artist
• Sylvester Lepkyi (1845–1901), Ukrainian writer, religious and public figure

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