Pochaiv

Pochaiv (Ukrainian: Почаїв, also Pochayev, Russian: Почаев, Serbian: Почајев, Polish: Poczajów, Yiddish: פּאָטשאַיעװ, romanized: Potshayev, Hebrew: פּוצ'איוב Pochayuv) is a town in the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the located in the Kremenets Raion (district), and is located 18 km south-west of Kremenets and 70 km north of the oblast capital, Ternopil.

Pochaiv

Почаїв

Poczajów
View of Pochaiv and its monastery
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Pochaiv
Pochaiv
Coordinates: 50°0′10″N 25°30′35″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ternopil Oblast
RaionKremenets Raion
Population
 (2001)
  Total8,200
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The current estimated population is around 8,200 (as of 2001).

The city is known for the Pochayiv Lavra, the second largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Ukraine.


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