Tovste (rural settlement)
Tovste (Ukrainian: Товсте, romanized: Tovste; Polish: Tłuste; Yiddish: טויסט/טלוסטאַ, romanized: Tlusta/Toyst; Hebrew: טלוסטה, romanized: Tluste) is a rural settlement in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine.[2] The town is located on the Ternopil—Chernivtsi automobile road in the historic region of Podolia, on the banks of the Tupa River, a tributary of the Seret.[3] It hosts the administration of Tovste settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[4] Population: 3,156 (2022 estimate).[5]
Tovste Товсте | |
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Tovste Location of Tovste in Ternopil Oblast Tovste Location of Tovste in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′47″N 25°43′31″E / 48.84639°N 25.72528°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Chortkiv Raion |
| Founded | 1414 |
| Town status | 1944 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Liubomyr Drants |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 3,156 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 48630 |
| Area code | +380 3554 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Historians date the remains of human settlement in the area back to the 9th century,[6] revealing evidence of the Chernyakhov culture and ancient Kievan Rus' civilizations, as well as the Roman Empire.[7] Historic documents first mentioned the settlement in 1414 as the village of Tolste (Ukrainian: Толсте).[6][8]
In the 15th century, the settlement came under control of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and was renamed to the Polish variant Tłuste (Ukrainian: Тлусте). In 1548, Tłuste was granted Magdeburg rights, which it kept until 1944 when its status was downgraded to that of an urban-type settlement.[3] The settlement was renamed two years later from its Polish name to its current Ukrainian equivalent Tovste.[3] On December 4, 1996, Tovste was admitted into the League of Historic Cities of Ukraine.[3]
Until 18 July 2020, Tovste belonged to Zalishchyky Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast to three. The area of Zalishchyky Raion was merged into Chortkiv Raion.[9][10]
In the town there are numerous architectural monuments: the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Anne, built in late 19th-early 20th century, whose reconstruction is being funded by former Polish residents of Tovste; the Greek Catholic Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, built from 1913-1939; as well as a modern Ukrainian Orthodox Church, built from 1991-1995.[8] The town also housed a Jewish synagogue, which was destroyed during World War II, the remains of which are no longer to be found.[8]
People from Tovste edit
- Morris Spitzer, father of Bernard Spitzer, grandfather of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.[11]
- Dr. Bernhard Wachstein, Director of the once famous Library of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien/Vienna (1868-1935)
- Dr. Abraham Stupp, early Zionist, member of the Israeli Knesset, and an editor of a Yiddish newspaper.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Tovste (Ternopil Oblast, Zalischyky Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Tovste, Ternopil Oblast, Zalischyky Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 2 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Fortifications of Tolste: History". Zamki-Kreposti.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Товстенская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b Douglas, Hykle. "Why is Tluste / Tovste special?". Tovste - Poland, Ukraine. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Tovste". Castles and Churches of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Tovste (Tluste)". Architectural and Natural Monuments of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "Ancestry of Eliot Spitzer". William Adams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Knesset Member, Abraham Stupp". www.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
External links edit
- "Why is Tluste / Tovste special?". Tovste - Poland, Ukraine. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- Tluste Jewish Cemetery fully documented at Jewish Galicia and Buckovina ORG