Krohulets

Krohulets (Крогулець, Krogulec) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Vasylkivtsi rural hromada.

History
On 3 March 1578, King Stephen Báthory granted Stanislav Kopychynetskyi the privilege of founding a town under German (Teutonic) law on his own land, simply called Krohulets, located on the Nichlava River and near the Visiencha Forest.

From 24 July 2015, Krohulets has been a member of the Vasylkivtsi rural hromada.

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

Religion

 * Saint Paraskeva church with a bell tower (18th century, OCU; wooden; reconstructed; architectural monuments of national importance)
 * Saint Volodymyr church (2008; UGCC)

People

 * Omelian Hlibovytskyi (1857–1905), Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, novelist, publicist, public figure
 * Bohdan Lepky (1872–1941), Ukrainian writer, poet, scholar, public figure, and artist