Olesha, Ternopil Oblast

Coordinates: 49°7′42″N 25°15′40″E / 49.12833°N 25.26111°E / 49.12833; 25.26111
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49°7′42″N 25°15′40″E / 49.12833°N 25.26111°E / 49.12833; 25.26111 Olesha (Ukrainian: Оле́ша) is a village in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. During the 2020 administrative-territorial reform in was included into the Monastyryska urban hromada.[1]

According to the 2001 Ukraine Census, it had population of 363.[2]

It has the Ukrainian Greek Catholic St. Michael's Church [uk].

History[edit]

An 18th century map of Buchach area showing Olesha, its church and cemetery

In Congress Poland in 1890s it was part of Powiat Buczacki [pl] (Buchach powiat)[3]

During 1962–1966 it belonged to Buchach Raion.

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