List of Canadian place names of Ukrainian origin
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The following is a list of place names in Canada (primarily Western Canada
) whose name origin is in the Ukrainian language
. Please note that some places – especially in Saskatchewan
– were named by ethnic Germans
from Ukraine
.
Most of these places were rural communities without a railway or grain elevator
and accessible solely by gravel road; typically consisting only of a church
& cemetery, post office
, school
, and sometimes a community/national hall
, a grocery/"general" store
or a blacksmith shop
.
Schools
Parks
Roads
Canadian Prairies
The Canadian Prairies is a region of Canada, specifically in western Canada, which may correspond to several different definitions, natural or political. Notably, the Prairie provinces or simply the Prairies comprise the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as they are largely covered...
) whose name origin is in the Ukrainian language
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
. Please note that some places – especially in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
– were named by ethnic Germans
History of Germans in Russia and the Soviet Union
The German minority in Russia and the Soviet Union was created from several sources and in several waves. The 1914 census puts the number of Germans living in Russian Empire at 2,416,290. In 1989, the German population of the Soviet Union was roughly 2 million. In the 2002 Russian census, 597,212...
from Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
Most of these places were rural communities without a railway or grain elevator
Grain elevator
A grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates, and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility...
and accessible solely by gravel road; typically consisting only of a church
History of Christianity in Ukraine
The History of Christianity in Ukraine dates back to the earliest centuries of the apostolic church. It has remained the dominant religion in the country since its acceptance in 988 by Vladimir the Great , who instated it as the state religion of Kievan Rus', a medieval East Slavic state.Although...
& cemetery, post office
Postmaster General of Canada
The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department . In 1851, management of the post office was transferred from Britain to the provincial governments of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward...
, school
One-room school
One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In most rural and small town schools, all of the students met in a single room...
, and sometimes a community/national hall
Narodny dim
A narodni dim is a community hall, with a related organization, in the Ukrainian Canadian community. Nardoni dim literally means "people's home" or "national hall"....
, a grocery/"general" store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
or a blacksmith shop
Blacksmith
A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...
.
Alberta
- Bellis, AlbertaBellis, AlbertaBellis is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located west of Highway 36, approximately northeast of Edmonton.The hamlet's name derives from the "white woods", referring to the local birch and poplars.- References :...
, "white woods"; referring to poplars and birch. - Myrnam, AlbertaMyrnam, AlbertaMyrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.-History:...
, "peace to us"; from the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word myr, "peace" (c.f. Russian mirMirMir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...
). - Slawa, Alberta, northeast of MyrnamMyrnam, AlbertaMyrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.-History:...
on the EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
-to-LloydminsterLloydminsterLloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan...
branch lineBranch lineA branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...
of the Canadian Pacific RailwayCanadian Pacific RailwayThe Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
- Polonized spelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "glory" (slava). - Wasel, Alberta, west of HamlinHamlin, AlbertaHamlin is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Smoky Lake County, located south of Highway 28, southwest of Cold Lake....
near the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
on Highway 652 - Polonized spelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
common name "Vasyl". - Wostok, AlbertaWostok, AlbertaWostok is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Range Road 173, approximately south of Highway 45 and north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately southwest of Wostok.- References :...
, Polonized spelling of the RussianRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
word vostokVostokVostok may refer to one of the following.Spaceflight*The Soviet Vostok programme of human spaceflight.*The Vostok spacecraft used in that programme and also the basis of a reconnaissance satellite.*The Vostok rocket, used to launch the Vostok spacecraft....
, "east" - named by Galician "Russophile"Ukrainian RussophilesThe focus of this article is part of a general political movement in Western Ukraine of the nineteenth and early 20th century. The movement contained several competing branches: Moscowphiles, Ukrainophiles, Rusynphiles, and others....
immigrant Theodore (Teodor) Nemirsky.
One-room schools
- Bavilla School (district number unknown), part of the community of Wasel west of Hamlin, AlbertaHamlin, AlbertaHamlin is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Smoky Lake County, located south of Highway 28, southwest of Cold Lake....
near the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- ?. - Berhometh School District No. 1499, northeast of Hairy Hill, AlbertaHairy Hill, AlbertaHairy Hill is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
- a misspelling of Berehomet, Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Bohdan School District No. 3097, south of Myrnam, AlbertaMyrnam, AlbertaMyrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.-History:...
- from the male given name Bohdan ("God-given"); possibly after HetmanHetmans of Ukrainian CossacksHetman of Ukrainian Cossacks as a title was not officially recognized internationally until the creation of the Ukrainian Hetmanate. With the creation of Registered Cossacks units their leaders were unofficially referred to as hetmans, however officially the title was known as the "Senior of His...
Bohdan KhmelnytskyBohdan KhmelnytskyBohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...
. - Borowich School District No. 2052, north of Willingdon, AlbertaWillingdon, AlbertaWillingdon is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Two Hills County, 117 km northeast of the city of Edmonton.- Demographics :...
- ?. - Brody School District No. 1782, northeast of Mundare, AlbertaMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
- after BrodyBrodyBrody is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brody Raion , and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv...
, Brody Raion, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Bukowina School District No. 1162, northeast of Andrew, AlbertaAndrew, Alberta-External links:**...
; German/Polish spelling of the Austrian crownlandCisleithaniaCisleithania was a name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual Monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918. The name was used by politicians and bureaucrats, but it had no official status...
of Bukovyna - now Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
, Ukraine. - Chernowci School No. 1456, northeast of Wostok, AlbertaWostok, AlbertaWostok is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Range Road 173, approximately south of Highway 45 and north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately southwest of Wostok.- References :...
- Polonized misspelling of the city of ChernivtsiChernivtsiChernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine...
, Ukraine. - Chornik School District No. 2343, northeast of Musidora, AlbertaMusidora, AlbertaMusidora is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
- ?. - Czahar School District No. 2322, southwest of Willingdon, AlbertaWillingdon, AlbertaWillingdon is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Two Hills County, 117 km northeast of the city of Edmonton.- Demographics :...
- Polonized spelling of the village of Chahor; now a part of the city of ChernivtsiChernivtsiChernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine...
, Ukraine. - Ispas School District No. 2765, southeast of HamlinHamlin, AlbertaHamlin is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Smoky Lake County, located south of Highway 28, southwest of Cold Lake....
and northwest of Duvernay, AlbertaDuvernay, AlbertaDuvernay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located at the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 29, approximately southwest of St. Paul.- References :...
on the south side of the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- after Ispas, Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Koluz School District No. 1631, east of Chipman, AlbertaChipman, AlbertaChipman is a village in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County and Census Division No. 10. It is located on Highway 15, approximately 11 km southeast of Lamont, 22 km northwest of Mundare, 70 km east of Edmonton, and 30 km northeast of the Yellowhead Highway entrance...
- a Polonized misspelling of KalushKalush, Ukraine-Notable residents:*Stepan Bandera*August Aleksander Czartoryski*Jakub Sobieski*Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski*Tomasz Zamoyski*Fedir Danylak-Twin towns — sister cities:Kalush, Ukraine is twinned with:- Location :Local orientationRegional orientation...
, Kalush Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Kotzman School District No. 2325, northeast of Smoky Lake, AlbertaSmoky Lake, AlbertaSmoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek. Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town.- Demographics :In 2006,...
- the German spelling of KitsmanKitsmanKitsman is a city located in the Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kitsman Raion, and is located at around . The town is about northwest from Chernivtsi on the road to Zalishchyky....
, Kitsman Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Krasnahora School District No. 2613, south of Musidora, AlbertaMusidora, AlbertaMusidora is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
; a UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
phrase meaning "beautiful hill" - possibly after Stara Krasnoshora in Storozhynets Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Krasne School District No. 2245, northeast of LavoyLavoy, AlbertaLavoy is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27. It is located on Highway 16, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
and south of Two Hills, AlbertaTwo Hills, AlbertaTwo Hills is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 45 and Highway 36. Two Hills is primarily an agriculture-based community.- Demographics :...
- the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "beautiful". - Kysylew School (district number unknown), northeast of Wostok, AlbertaWostok, AlbertaWostok is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Range Road 173, approximately south of Highway 45 and north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately southwest of Wostok.- References :...
near the Limestone Creek - a Polonized misspelling of Kyseliv, Kitsman Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Leszniw School District No. 2621, south of MorecambeMorecambe, AlbertaMorecambe is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located south of Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
and northeast of Innisfree, Alberta - Polonized spelling of LeshnivLeshnivLeshniv is a village in Brodivskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.From 1918 to 1939 the village was in Tarnopol Voivodeship in Poland. It was established in 1471. In 1921 the village had 1472 inhabitants. It has two cemeteries, a church and a cafe. Its around 20 kilometers from Brody....
, Brody Raion, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Lwiw School District No. 1474, southeast of St. MichaelSt. Michael, AlbertaSt. Michael is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located north of Highway 29, approximately northeast of Fort Saskatchewan.- References :...
and northeast of Chipman, AlbertaChipman, AlbertaChipman is a village in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County and Census Division No. 10. It is located on Highway 15, approximately 11 km southeast of Lamont, 22 km northwest of Mundare, 70 km east of Edmonton, and 30 km northeast of the Yellowhead Highway entrance...
on Highway 29Alberta Highway 29Highway 29 is a east–west highway located in east–central Alberta.Highway 29 was established in 2006 by renumbering portions of Highway 637, Highway 45, Highway 860, Highway 36, and Highway 28 between Highway 15, approximately northwest of the Town of Lamont, and Highway 41, approximately east of...
- Polonized spelling of the city of LvivLvivLviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukraine. - Luzan School District No. 2113, halfway between Musidora, AlbertaMusidora, AlbertaMusidora is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
and the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- after Luzhany, Kitsman Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Miroslowna School District No. 2528, northeast of Innisfree, Alberta - Polonized spelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "miroslavna", meaning "Glorified Peace". - Molodia School District No. 1486, south of AndrewAndrew, Alberta-External links:**...
and north of Mundare, AlbertaMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
at the junction of Highway 29Alberta Highway 29Highway 29 is a east–west highway located in east–central Alberta.Highway 29 was established in 2006 by renumbering portions of Highway 637, Highway 45, Highway 860, Highway 36, and Highway 28 between Highway 15, approximately northwest of the Town of Lamont, and Highway 41, approximately east of...
and Secondary Highway 855Alberta Highway 855Alberta Provincial Highway No. 855 is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs south-north from Highway 9 west of Hanna to Highway 55 and Highway 63 in Atmore. It provides access to rural areas, and is gravel at both its south and north ends...
- after Molodiya, Novoselytsia Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Myrnam School District No. 2219, northwest of the modern townsite of Myrnam, AlbertaMyrnam, AlbertaMyrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.-History:...
- "peace with us"; from the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word myr, "peace" (c.f. Russian mirMirMir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...
). - Nizir School District No. 2179, east of Two HillsTwo Hills, AlbertaTwo Hills is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 45 and Highway 36. Two Hills is primarily an agriculture-based community.- Demographics :...
, southeast of DuvernayDuvernay, AlbertaDuvernay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located at the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 29, approximately southwest of St. Paul.- References :...
and northwest of Musidora, AlbertaMusidora, AlbertaMusidora is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
- ?. - Oleskow School District No. 1612, southeast of MundareMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
and west of Vegreville, AlbertaVegreville, Alberta-Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta...
; after Dr. Joseph OleskiwJoseph OleskiwDr. Joseph Oleskiw or Jósef Olesków was a Ukrainian professor who promoted Ukrainian immigration to the Canadian prairies. His efforts helped encourage the initial wave of settlers which began the Ukrainian Canadian community....
(1860–1903) - author of the pamphlets "About Free Lands" (Pro Vilni Zemli, spring 1895), and "On Emigration" (O emigratsiy, December 1895). - Paraskevia School (district number unknown), northeast of HilliardHilliard, AlbertaHilliard is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Highway 15, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
and north of Mundare, AlbertaMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
on Secondary Highway 855Alberta Highway 855Alberta Provincial Highway No. 855 is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs south-north from Highway 9 west of Hanna to Highway 55 and Highway 63 in Atmore. It provides access to rural areas, and is gravel at both its south and north ends...
- possibly after one of the saints named ParaskeviParaskeviParaskevi is a female name. Variations include Petka, Paraskeva, Praskovia, Praskovie, Pyatnitsa, Pyetka, Paraskevoula, Paraschiva and Voula.Notable people with the name include:*Voula Patoulidou, Greek hurdler and long jumper*Paraskevi...
a. - Peremysl School District No. 2944, southeast of Radway, AlbertaRadway, AlbertaRadway is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located southeast of Highway 28, approximately northeast of Fort Saskatchewan and northeast of Edmonton, the provincial capital.- References :...
on the south side of the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
on Secondary Highway 831 - a phonetic misspelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
name ("Peremyshl") for PrzemyślPrzemyslPrzemyśl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship....
, Poland. - Podola School District No. 2065, south of HilliardHilliard, AlbertaHilliard is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Highway 15, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
and west of Mundare, AlbertaMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
near the Beaverhill Creek - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian region of PodilliaPodoliaThe region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
. - Pobeda School District No. 1604, southeast of Two HillsTwo Hills, AlbertaTwo Hills is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 45 and Highway 36. Two Hills is primarily an agriculture-based community.- Demographics :...
and west of Morecambe, AlbertaMorecambe, AlbertaMorecambe is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located south of Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
- ?. - Proswita School (district number unknown), northeast of StarStar, AlbertaStar is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Highway 831, approximately north of Lamont and south of Highway 45.- See also :*List of communities in Alberta*List of hamlets in Alberta*Edna-Star Colony- References :...
and northwest of St. Michael, AlbertaSt. Michael, AlbertaSt. Michael is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located north of Highway 29, approximately northeast of Fort Saskatchewan.- References :...
off Highway 45 - Polonized spelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "enlightenment"; possibly after the Prosvita SocietyProsvitaProsvita is a society created in the nineteenth century in Ukrainian Galicia for preserving and developing Ukrainian culture and education among population....
of Galicia. - Provischena School (district number unknown), south of Bellis, AlbertaBellis, AlbertaBellis is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located west of Highway 36, approximately northeast of Edmonton.The hamlet's name derives from the "white woods", referring to the local birch and poplars.- References :...
near the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- ?. - Pruth School Division No. 2064, northwest of Warwick, AlbertaWarwick, AlbertaWarwick is an unincorporated community in central Alberta within the County of Minburn No. 27, located north of Highway 16, east of Edmonton.-Climate:...
- after the PrutPrutThe Prut is a long river in Eastern Europe. In part of its course it forms the border between Romania and Moldova.-Overview:...
river in Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Radymno School District No. 2942, part of the rural community of Leeshore east of Redwater, AlbertaRedwater, AlbertaRedwater is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton on Highway 38, in Sturgeon County. Its population, as of 2006, was 2,192.Redwater is placed in the federal riding of Westlock—St...
on the south side of the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- after the town of RadymnoRadymnoRadymno is a town in south-eastern Poland with 5,543 inhabitants . It has been part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship since its creation in 1999. Radymno was previously in the Przemyśl Voivodeship from 1975–1998.-References:Notes...
, now in Jarosław County, Poland. - Russia School District No. 2069, south of Musidora, AlbertaMusidora, AlbertaMusidora is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
; from school board confusion over Rusyny / RuthenianRutheniansThe name Ruthenian |Rus']]) is a culturally loaded term and has different meanings according to the context in which it is used. Initially, it was the ethnonym used for the East Slavic peoples who lived in Rus'. Later it was used predominantly for Ukrainians...
vs. Russki / Russian. - Ruthenia School District No. 2408, southeast of Smoky LakeSmoky Lake, AlbertaSmoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek. Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town.- Demographics :In 2006,...
and southwest of Bellis, AlbertaBellis, AlbertaBellis is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located west of Highway 36, approximately northeast of Edmonton.The hamlet's name derives from the "white woods", referring to the local birch and poplars.- References :...
- after the Austro-HungarianAustria-HungaryAustria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
name for the Ukrainian territories of Galicia, BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
, and Carpathian RutheniaCarpathian RutheniaCarpathian Ruthenia is a region in Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast , with smaller parts in easternmost Slovakia , Poland's Lemkovyna and Romanian Maramureş.It is...
(now Transcarpathian OblastZakarpattia OblastThe Zakarpattia Oblast is an administrative oblast located in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Uzhhorod...
). - Shandro School District No. 1438, halfway between Willingdon, AlbertaWillingdon, AlbertaWillingdon is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Two Hills County, 117 km northeast of the city of Edmonton.- Demographics :...
and the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- after the Shandro family from "Rus'kyi Banyliv", Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Sheptycki School District No. 2920, southeast of Waskatenau, AlbertaWaskatenau, AlbertaWaskatenau is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Smoky Lake County, 90 km northeast of the city of Edmonton.-Demographics:...
on the south side of the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- possibly after the Servant of GodServant of GodServant of God is a title given to individuals by various religions, but in general the phrase is used to describe a person believed to be pious in his or her faith tradition. In the Catholic Church, it designates someone who is being investigated by the Church for possibly being recognized as a...
(Servus Dei) MetropolitanMetropolitan bishopIn Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
Andrey SheptytskyAndrey SheptytskyMetropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1901 until his death. During his tenure, he led the Church through two world wars and seven political regimes: Austrian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Soviet, German National Socialist , and...
(1865–1944). - Sherentz School District No. 2614, south of BeauvallonBeauvallon, AlbertaBeauvallon is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
and southwest of Myrnam, AlbertaMyrnam, AlbertaMyrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.-History:...
- possibly after Shyrivtsi in Khotyn Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Sich School District No. 1595, northeast of Warwick, AlbertaWarwick, AlbertaWarwick is an unincorporated community in central Alberta within the County of Minburn No. 27, located north of Highway 16, east of Edmonton.-Climate:...
- after the fortressesZaporizhian SichZaporizhian Sich was socio-political, grassroot, military organization of Ukrainian cossacks placed beyond Dnieper rapids. Sich existed between the 16th and 18th centuries in the region around the today's Kakhovka Reservoir...
of the Ukrainian Cossacks. - Skeskowicz School District No. 1801, southwest of Willingdon, AlbertaWillingdon, AlbertaWillingdon is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Two Hills County, 117 km northeast of the city of Edmonton.- Demographics :...
- ?. - Skowiatyn School District No. 2483, northwest of Wostok, AlbertaWostok, AlbertaWostok is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Range Road 173, approximately south of Highway 45 and north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately southwest of Wostok.- References :...
near the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- after Skoviatyn, Borshchiv RaionBorshchiv RaionBorshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.-Demographics:The district's population is 75,358...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Slawa School District No. 2400, south of the old townsite of Slawa, Alberta - Polonized spelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "glory" (slava). - Sniatyn School District No. 1605, part of the rural community of Hunka north of Andrew, AlbertaAndrew, Alberta-External links:**...
- after SniatynSniatynSniatyn is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine along the Prut river. It is the administrative center of the Sniatynsky Raion , and is located at around . The current estimated population is around 10,500 ....
, Sniatyn Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Stanislawow School (district number unknown), northeast of Mundare, AlbertaMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
- Polish spelling of the town of Stanislaviv, now Ivano-FrankivskIvano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
, Ukraine. - Svit School (district number unknown), east of ChipmanChipman, AlbertaChipman is a village in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County and Census Division No. 10. It is located on Highway 15, approximately 11 km southeast of Lamont, 22 km northwest of Mundare, 70 km east of Edmonton, and 30 km northeast of the Yellowhead Highway entrance...
and northeast of Hilliard, AlbertaHilliard, AlbertaHilliard is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Highway 15, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
- the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "the world". - Svoboda School District No. 1479, part of the rural community of Skaro northwest of St. Michael, AlbertaSt. Michael, AlbertaSt. Michael is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located north of Highway 29, approximately northeast of Fort Saskatchewan.- References :...
at the junction of Highway 45 and Secondary Highway 831 - the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "liberty". - Toporoutz School District No. 1935, east of WarspiteWarspite, AlbertaWarspite is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located on Highway 28, between the Town of Smoky Lake and Village of Waskatenau. It has an elevation of ....
and southwest of Smoky Lake, AlbertaSmoky Lake, AlbertaSmoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek. Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town.- Demographics :In 2006,...
- German spelling of Toporivtsi, Zastavna Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Ukraina School District No. 1672, southeast of HilliardHilliard, AlbertaHilliard is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Highway 15, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
and southwest of Mundare, AlbertaMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
- phonetic spelling of "Ukraine" in the Ukrainian languageUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
. - Uhryn School District No. 2409, southeast of BeauvallonBeauvallon, AlbertaBeauvallon is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
and southwest of Myrnam, AlbertaMyrnam, AlbertaMyrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.-History:...
- possibly after one of nine places named "Uhryniv" in Galicia. - Vladymir School District No. 1217, northwest of Mundare, AlbertaMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
- named by Peter Svarich (Petro Zvarych) after St. Volodymyr the GreatVladimir I of KievVladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...
. - Wolie School District No. 2591, west of Warwick, AlbertaWarwick, AlbertaWarwick is an unincorporated community in central Alberta within the County of Minburn No. 27, located north of Highway 16, east of Edmonton.-Climate:...
on the south shore of Bens Lake - Polonized misspelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "freedom" (volya). - Zaporoze School District No. 2246, northeast of Lavoy, AlbertaLavoy, AlbertaLavoy is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27. It is located on Highway 16, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
- a phonetic spelling of "ZaporozhyeZaporizhiaZaporizhia or Zaporozhye [formerly Alexandrovsk ] is a city in southeastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast...
"; after the Zaporizhian Host of Ukrainian Cossacks. - Zhoda School District No. 1498, southeast of WillingdonWillingdon, AlbertaWillingdon is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Two Hills County, 117 km northeast of the city of Edmonton.- Demographics :...
and west of Hairy Hill, AlbertaHairy Hill, AlbertaHairy Hill is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
- the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "harmony". - Zora School District No. 2487, northwest of the modern townsite of Slawa, Alberta - possibly a misspelled variation (zoria) of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "star" (zirka).
Rural communities
- Borsczow, Alberta, northeast of RyleyRyley, AlbertaRyley is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Beaver County, along Highway 14 between the City of Edmonton and the Town of Viking...
on Secondary Highway 626; Polonized spelling of Borshchiv, Borshchiv RaionBorshchiv RaionBorshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.-Demographics:The district's population is 75,358...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Buchach, Alberta, the Buczacz School District No. 2580,and St. Nicholas Ukrainian Greek CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of EdmontonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Catholic archdiocese that includes part of Canada. On January 26, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop David Motiuk of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg as head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.As of 2007, the diocese...
Church (Hlus' Church), Buczacz; halfway between Innisfree and Musidora, AlbertaMusidora, AlbertaMusidora is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
off Secondary Highway 870 - from BuchachBuchachBuchach is a small city located on the Strypa River in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine...
, Buchach RaionBuchach RaionBuchach Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Buchach. It has a population of 65 078.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Halych, Alberta (located in Westlock CountyWestlock County, AlbertaWestlock County is a municipal district in central Alberta north of Edmonton. The county was formerly known as the Municipal District of Westlock No. 92, and was created in 1943 from the merger of five smaller municipal districts....
, east of TawatinawTawatinaw, AlbertaTawatinaw is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Westlock County. It is located on Township Road 614, east of Highway 2 and approximately north of the City of Edmonton.- Amenities :...
), from HalychHalychHalych is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The town gave its name to the historic province and kingdom of Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local princes was moved to Lviv...
- the historic city in Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist... - Hunka, Alberta, north of AndrewAndrew, Alberta-External links:**...
on the west bank of Limestone Creek; after a settler in the area from BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
. - Ispas, Alberta, southeast of HamlinHamlin, AlbertaHamlin is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Smoky Lake County, located south of Highway 28, southwest of Cold Lake....
and northwest of Duvernay, AlbertaDuvernay, AlbertaDuvernay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located at the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 29, approximately southwest of St. Paul.- References :...
on the south side of the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- after Ispas, Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Jaroslaw School District No. 1478, the Descent of the Holy Spirit Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of EdmontonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Catholic archdiocese that includes part of Canada. On January 26, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop David Motiuk of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg as head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.As of 2007, the diocese...
Church, Jaroslaw; and St. Demitrius Ukrainian OrthodoxUkrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaThe Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada is an Eastern Orthodox Church in Canada, primarily serving Ukrainian Canadians. Its former name was the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada ...
Church, Jaroslaw; all northeast of Bruderheim, AlbertaBruderheim, AlbertaBruderheim is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located just north of the junction of Highway 15 and Highway 45, north-east of Edmonton.-Demographics:...
on Highway 38 - the Polish name of the city of Yaroslav, now in Jarosław County, Poland. - Kolomea, Alberta and the Kolomea School District No. 1507, both southeast of Mundare, AlbertaMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
- phonetic spelling of KolomyiaKolomyiaKolomyia or Kolomyya, formerly known as Kolomea , is a city located on the Prut River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , in western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Kolomyia Raion , the city is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
, Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Lanuke, Alberta, south of Two HillsTwo Hills, AlbertaTwo Hills is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 45 and Highway 36. Two Hills is primarily an agriculture-based community.- Demographics :...
off Highway 36 - ?. - Luzan, Alberta, southwest of AndrewAndrew, Alberta-External links:**...
- after Luzhany, Kitsman Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(Bukovyna). - New Kiew, Alberta and the Kiew School District No. 1693, both north of Lavoy, AlbertaLavoy, AlbertaLavoy is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27. It is located on Highway 16, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
off Secondary Highway 631 - German spelling of the capital cityKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
of Ukraine. - Shalka, Alberta, north of Hairy HillHairy Hill, AlbertaHairy Hill is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
off Secondary Highway 645; after postmasterPostmasterA postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
Matt (Dmytro) Shalka. - Shandro, Alberta, northeast of AndrewAndrew, Alberta-External links:**...
off Secondary Highway 857 near the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- after the Shandro family from "Rus'kyi Banyliv", Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Shepenge, Alberta and the Szypenitz School District No. 1470, both northwest of Hairy HillHairy Hill, AlbertaHairy Hill is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
and northeast of Duvernay, AlbertaDuvernay, AlbertaDuvernay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located at the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 29, approximately southwest of St. Paul.- References :...
off Secondary Highway 860 - after ShypyntsiShypyntsiShypyntsi , a village in Ukraine, is located within the Kitsman Raion of the Chernivtsi Oblast , about driving distance southwest of Kiev, and about northwest from the provincial capital of Chernivtsi. Shypyntsi is about from the Ukrainian/Romanian border, about from the Ukrainian/Moldovan...
, Kitsman Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Shishkovitzi was a locality southwest of HilliardHilliard, AlbertaHilliard is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Highway 15, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
and southeast of Chipman, AlbertaChipman, AlbertaChipman is a village in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County and Census Division No. 10. It is located on Highway 15, approximately 11 km southeast of Lamont, 22 km northwest of Mundare, 70 km east of Edmonton, and 30 km northeast of the Yellowhead Highway entrance...
centering on St. Mary's Holy Dormition Russo-Greek OrthodoxRussian Orthodox Church in CanadaThe Patriarchal Parishes of Russian Orthodox Church in Canada is a canonical unit of the Moscow Patriarchate in Canada. The headquarters of the church is in Edmonton; home to St. Barbara Cathedral. From Edmonton, two traveling priests serve a number of rural churches...
CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Church - named after Shyshkivtsi, Kitsman Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Spas Moskalyk was a locality northwest of VegrevilleVegreville, Alberta-Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta...
and northeast of Mundare, AlbertaMundare, AlbertaMundare is a small town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton and west of Vegreville, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, north of the Yellowhead Highway...
centered on the Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of EdmontonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Catholic archdiocese that includes part of Canada. On January 26, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop David Motiuk of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg as head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.As of 2007, the diocese...
Church - named after both Spas, Dolyna Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
, and the Moskalyk family who donated part of their farmland for the church. - Stry, Alberta and the Stry School District No. 2508, both southeast of VilnaVilna, AlbertaVilna is a historic village in central Alberta, Canada.Vilna is located in Smoky Lake County, on Highway 28, northeast of the city of Edmonton...
and northeast of Hamlin, AlbertaHamlin, AlbertaHamlin is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Smoky Lake County, located south of Highway 28, southwest of Cold Lake....
- after StryiStryiStryi is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine . Serving as the administrative center of the Stryi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. Thus, the city has two administrations - the city and the raion...
, Stryi RaionStryi RaionStryi Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Stryi. It has a population of 67 700.It was established in 1939.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Lviv Oblast...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Ukalta, Alberta, north of WostokWostok, AlbertaWostok is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Range Road 173, approximately south of Highway 45 and north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately southwest of Wostok.- References :...
off Secondary Highway 855Alberta Highway 855Alberta Provincial Highway No. 855 is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs south-north from Highway 9 west of Hanna to Highway 55 and Highway 63 in Atmore. It provides access to rural areas, and is gravel at both its south and north ends...
near the North Saskatchewan RiverNorth Saskatchewan RiverThe North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- possibly a combination of "UkrayinaUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
" and "AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
". - Zawale, Alberta and the Zawale School District No. 1074, both south of Wostok, AlbertaWostok, AlbertaWostok is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Range Road 173, approximately south of Highway 45 and north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately southwest of Wostok.- References :...
off Highway 29Alberta Highway 29Highway 29 is a east–west highway located in east–central Alberta.Highway 29 was established in 2006 by renumbering portions of Highway 637, Highway 45, Highway 860, Highway 36, and Highway 28 between Highway 15, approximately northwest of the Town of Lamont, and Highway 41, approximately east of...
- Polonized misspelling of Zavalya, Sniatyn Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
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Edmonton
Neighbourhoods- Baturyn, EdmontonBaturyn, EdmontonBaturyn is a residential neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A main artery, 97 Street, gives access to CFB Edmonton located just to the north of the city, as well as access to the downtown core and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.According to the...
, after BaturynBaturynBaturyn , is a historic town in the Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine. It is located in the Bakhmatskyi Raion of the oblast, on the banks of the Seym River...
, a historic castle town in northeastern Ukraine (Bakhmatskyi RaionBakhmatskyi RaionBakhmatskyi Raion is a raion of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Bakhmach....
, Chernihiv OblastChernihiv OblastChernihiv Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv.-Geography:The total area of the province is around 31,900 km²....
) - Oleskiw, EdmontonOleskiw, EdmontonOleskiw is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that overlooks the North Saskatchewan River valley to the east and south...
(formerly Wolf Willow Farms), renamed in 1972 after Dr. Joseph OleskiwJoseph OleskiwDr. Joseph Oleskiw or Jósef Olesków was a Ukrainian professor who promoted Ukrainian immigration to the Canadian prairies. His efforts helped encourage the initial wave of settlers which began the Ukrainian Canadian community....
(1860–1903), professor, writer and promoter of emigration - Ozerna, EdmontonMayliewan-Ozerna, EdmontonMayliewan-Ozerna is located in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The City of Edmonton formally divides the area into two neighbourhoods, Mayliewan and Ozerna. Because the two neighbourhoods are sometimes collective referred to as if they were one neighbourhood, they are discussed here together...
, literally "lake district" - Pylypow Industrial subdivision, after Ivan PylypowIwan PylypowIvan Pylypiv or Iwan Pylypow and Vasyl Eleniak were the first Ukrainian immigrants to Canada in 1891–93.Pylypow was born in the village of Nebyliv in Kalush county in Austrian Galicia. He was a peasant logging contractor, and after falling on hard times considered finding a better life abroad,...
, early pioneer.
Schools
- Bishop Greschuk Catholic Elementary School in EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, a Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of EdmontonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Catholic archdiocese that includes part of Canada. On January 26, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop David Motiuk of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg as head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.As of 2007, the diocese...
separate schoolEdmonton Catholic School DistrictThe Edmonton Catholic School District is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Canada.-Size and transportation:In size the School Board is medium with 33,441 students, 1,858 Certificated Staff, and 1,191 Classified Staff. There are a number of schools operating under the board, 84 schools in...
. - Bishop Savaryn Catholic Elementary School in EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, a Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of EdmontonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Catholic archdiocese that includes part of Canada. On January 26, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop David Motiuk of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg as head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.As of 2007, the diocese...
separate schoolEdmonton Catholic School DistrictThe Edmonton Catholic School District is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Canada.-Size and transportation:In size the School Board is medium with 33,441 students, 1,858 Certificated Staff, and 1,191 Classified Staff. There are a number of schools operating under the board, 84 schools in...
named after Bishop Nicholas Savaryn, the first leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of EdmontonUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of EdmontonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Catholic archdiocese that includes part of Canada. On January 26, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop David Motiuk of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg as head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.As of 2007, the diocese...
. - St. Vladimir Catholic Elementary School in EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, a Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of EdmontonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Catholic archdiocese that includes part of Canada. On January 26, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop David Motiuk of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg as head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.As of 2007, the diocese...
separate schoolEdmonton Catholic School DistrictThe Edmonton Catholic School District is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Canada.-Size and transportation:In size the School Board is medium with 33,441 students, 1,858 Certificated Staff, and 1,191 Classified Staff. There are a number of schools operating under the board, 84 schools in...
named after St. Volodymyr the GreatVladimir I of KievVladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...
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Parks
- Oleskiw Park, after Dr. Joseph OleskiwJoseph OleskiwDr. Joseph Oleskiw or Jósef Olesków was a Ukrainian professor who promoted Ukrainian immigration to the Canadian prairies. His efforts helped encourage the initial wave of settlers which began the Ukrainian Canadian community....
(1860–1903), professor, writer and promoter of emigration - Ukrainian Millennium Park (now Primrose Park), for 1989, the one thousandth anniversary of the Baptism of KievBaptism of Kievan Rus'The Christianization of Kievan Rus took place in several stages. In early 867, Patriarch Photius of Constantinople announced to other Orthodox patriarchs that the Rus', baptised by his bishop, took to Christianity with particular enthusiasm...
(the founding of Christianity in Ukraine). - William Hawrelak ParkWilliam Hawrelak ParkWilliam Hawrelak Park is a park in Edmonton, Alberta. It is named after former mayor William Hawrelak, and was formerly known as Mayfair Park.The park is situated in Edmonton's river valley, next to the North Saskatchewan River...
, after former EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
mayor William HawrelakWilliam HawrelakWilliam Hawrelak was a politician in Alberta, Canada, the longest-serving mayor in Edmonton's history, and a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons.-Early life:...
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Roads
- Eleniak Road, Edmonton, after Wasyl Eleniak, early pioneer
Saskatchewan
- Chorney Beach, SaskatchewanChorney Beach, SaskatchewanChorney Beach is a community in Saskatchewan....
, a resort beach at Fishing LakeFishing LakeFishing Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is located between highway 5 and highway 16, 22 km north of the town of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, and 24 km east of the town of Wadena, Saskatchewan. The lake does not have an effective outlet channel, and so is prone to...
southeast of WadenaWadena, SaskatchewanWadena is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located east of Saskatoon, north of Fort Qu'Appelle and north-west of Yorkton on the eastern shore of the Quill Lakes. The town is known for its birdwatching opportunities, and hosts the Shorebirds and Friends Festival every year...
; possibly after a local family. - Chortitz, Saskatchewan, south of Swift Current on Highway 379Saskatchewan Highway 379Highway 379 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 4 near Schantzenfeld and Wymark to Township Road 132 near McMahon and South Gnadenthal. Highway 379 is about 19 km long....
; German spelling of Khortytsia islandKhortytsiaKhortytsia is a national cultural reserve located on one of the largest islands of the Dnieper river, in Ukraine.The island has played an important role in the history of Ukraine, specially in the history of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. This historic site is located within the city limits of...
, located on the Dnipro river within the city of ZaporizhiaZaporizhiaZaporizhia or Zaporozhye [formerly Alexandrovsk ] is a city in southeastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast...
, Ukraine - Saskatchewan hamlet named by "Russian" Mennonite immigrants. - Dmytruk Lake, north of Cree LakeCree LakeCree Lake is a lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. The lake is the fourth largest in the province and is located west of Reindeer Lake and south of Lake Athabasca. There is no highway access, but the lake is reachable by float plane...
; after Peter DmytrukPeter DmytrukPeter Dmytruk is a military hero of World War II....
of Wynyard, SaskatchewanWynyard, Saskatchewan-Climate:-Sites of interest:Frank Cameron Museum provides local historical artifacts as well as tourism information and is located in Wynyard. Wynyard Regional Park is the local camping site and is 2 km or 1 mi from Wynyard. Wynyard is located just to the south of Big Quill Lake which is the...
(aka "Pierre le Canadien"), a member of the Royal Canadian Air ForceRoyal Canadian Air ForceThe history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
who served with the French ResistanceFrench ResistanceThe French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
after being shot down near Paris in 1943. - Dneister, Saskatchewan (renamed "Hamton"), northeast of RheinRhein, SaskatchewanRhein is a community in Saskatchewan. It was the hometown of Arnie Weinmeister, one of only two Canadians to be elected to the NFL Hall of Fame....
on Highway 650Saskatchewan Highway 650Highway 650 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 9 near Gorlitz to Highway 5 near Ross Junction. Highway 650 is about 21 km long.Highway 650 also passes near the communities of Hamton and Donwell....
; after the Dnestr river. - Krasne, Saskatchewan, west of WishartWishart, SaskatchewanWishart is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 95 in the Canada 2006 Census...
, the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "beautiful"; after a village in Pidvolochysk RaionPidvolochysk RaionPidvolochysk Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Pidvolochysk. It has a population of 46 309.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
, Ukraine. - Krydor, SaskatchewanKrydor, Saskatchewan-Notable people:* Mike Kostiuk is a former National Football League offensive lineman.-References:-External links:*******...
, after Peter (Petro) Krysak and Teodor Lucyk. - Lemberg, Saskatchewan, German name for LvivLvivLviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukraine - Saskatchewan town named by ethnic GermansWalddeutscheWalddeutsche Germans , sometimes simply called Polish Germans, the name for a group of people, mostly of German origin, who settled during the 14th-17th century on the territory of present-day Sanockie Pits, Poland, a region which was previously only sparsely inhabited because the land was...
from Galicia. - Leskiw Lake, southwest of Creighton, SaskatchewanCreighton, SaskatchewanCreighton, Saskatchewan was named after Thomas Creighton. It had a 2006 census population of 1,502 inhabitants, down 3.47% from 1,556 inhabitants in 2001.The town lies beside the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, adjacent to Flin Flon, Manitoba...
; after Anthony Leskiw of SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, "lost at sea in October 1940 while serving aboard SS Whitford Point, torpedoed in the north Atlantic by a GermanKriegsmarineThe Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy during the Nazi regime . It superseded the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I and the post-war Reichsmarine. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.The Kriegsmarine grew rapidly...
submarine". - Odessa, SaskatchewanOdessa, Saskatchewan- Sports :GeneralLike all small communities in Saskatchewan, Odessa thrives on sports. Odessa itself consists of one ice hockey arena, two grass ball diamonds and three dirt ball diamonds, as well as an indoor gymnasium at the community center...
, after the city of OdessaOdessaOdessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
, Ukraine - Saskatchewan village named by ethnic GermansBessarabia Germans----The Bessarabia Germans are an ethnic group who lived in Bessarabia between 1814 and 1940. Between 1814 and 1842, 9000 of them immigrated from the German areas Baden, Württemberg, Alsace, Bavaria and some Prussian areas of modern-day Poland, to the Russian government of Bessarabia at the Black...
from Ukraine. - Paniowce, Saskatchewan (renamed "Swan PlainSwan Plain, SaskatchewanSwan Plain is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 15 in the Canada 2006 Census....
"), north of NorquayNorquay, Saskatchewan-External links:********-Footnotes:...
on Highway 8Saskatchewan Highway 8Highway 8 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 28 at the US border near Elmore until it transitions into Highway 982 just outside the Porcupine Provincial Forest...
- Polonized misspelling of Panivtsi Zelene, Borshchiv RaionBorshchiv RaionBorshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.-Demographics:The district's population is 75,358...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Rak, Saskatchewan, northeast of VondaVonda, SaskatchewanVonda is located on Highway 27, a half-hour drive north east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The town was named after the daughter of British journalist Cy Warman....
on Highway 41Saskatchewan Highway 41Highway 41 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 5 in Saskatoon to Highway 6/Highway 3 in Melfort. Highway 41 is about . long....
- after Joseph Rak from LanivtsiLanivtsiLanivtsiAlternate names: Lanovtsy [Ukr], ], Lanovtse, Lanavtse, Lanivtsy Region: Volhynia or Lanowce is a city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Lanivtsi Raion. Population is 8,680 ....
, Borshchiv RaionBorshchiv RaionBorshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.-Demographics:The district's population is 75,358...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - St. Petro Mohyla Institute, SaskatoonSt. Petro Mohyla InstituteSt. Petro Mohyla Institute is located near the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.Through its summer language courses and its university residence, SPMI serves the cultural needs of the Ukrainian Canadian community in the city....
, a private college for the study of the Ukrainian languageUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
, historyHistory of UkraineThe territory of Ukraine was a key center of East Slavic culture in the Middle Ages, before being divided between a variety of powers. However, the history of Ukraine dates back many thousands of years. The territory has been settled continuously since at least 5000 BC, and is also a candidate site...
and culture - after St. Petro Mohyla. - St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Park, Saskatchewan, a campgroundCampsiteA campsite or camping pitch is a place used for overnight stay in the outdoors. In British English a campsite is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight using tents or camper vans or caravans; this British English use of the word is synonymous with the...
owned by the SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
branch of the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada; featuring a small Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
church dedicated to St. VolodymyrVladimir I of KievVladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...
. - Tarnopol, SaskatchewanTarnopol, SaskatchewanTarnopol is a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, located 50 km southwest of the city of Melfort. It was settled mostly by Ukrainian and Polish immigrants in the early 1900s...
, Polonized spelling of TernopilTernopilTernopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical region of Galicia...
, Ternopil RaionTernopil RaionTernopil Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil. It has a population of 60 810.-External links:*...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Whitkow, Saskatchewan, west of MayfairMayfair, SaskatchewanMayfair is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 30 in the Canada 2006 Census....
on Highway 378Saskatchewan Highway 378Highway 378 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 46 to Highway 48/Highway 649 near Stony Rapids. Highway 378 is about 29 km long....
, is an AngloEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-Polonized spelling of Vytkiv, Radekhiv RaionRadekhiv RaionRadekhiv Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Radekhiv. It has a population of 52 439.It was established in 1965.-External links:* *...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
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One-room schools
- Bereziw School District No. 3030 (changed to "Slawa School"), south of Hafford, SaskatchewanHafford, Saskatchewan-Education:The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906-1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa...
; after the district (povit) of "Bereziv" - now Brzozów CountyBrzozów CountyBrzozów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Brzozów, which lies ...
, Poland. - Bogucz School District No. 1743, southeast of Canora, SaskatchewanCanora, SaskatchewanCanora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...
; possibly after "Bohusa" - now BoguszaBoguszaBogusza is a village in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Kamionka Wielka, south-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-Geography:...
, Nowy Sącz CountyNowy Sacz CountyNowy Sącz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, Poland. - Bohdan School District No. 3511, east of Mayfair, SaskatchewanMayfair, SaskatchewanMayfair is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 30 in the Canada 2006 Census....
; from the male given name Bohdan ("God-given") - possibly after Bohdan KhmelnytskyBohdan KhmelnytskyBohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...
. - Bridok School District No. 1765, south of Canora, SaskatchewanCanora, SaskatchewanCanora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...
, after Bridok, Zastavna Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Bukowina School District No. 2012, southeast of Wakaw, SaskatchewanWakaw, Saskatchewan-History:Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925; Diefenbaker's...
; German/Polish spelling of the Austrian crownlandCisleithaniaCisleithania was a name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual Monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918. The name was used by politicians and bureaucrats, but it had no official status...
of Bukovyna - now Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
, Ukraine. - Cheremosz School District No. 4004, north of Endeavour, SaskatchewanEndeavour, Saskatchewan- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Endeavour-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
, after the Cheremosh river that separated Galicia and Bukovyna. - Crimea School District No. 4195, southwest of Eatonia, SaskatchewanEatonia, Saskatchewan-External links:*...
, after the peninsulaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
in the Black Sea - School named by ethnic GermansBlack Sea GermansThe Black Sea Germans are ethnic Germans who left their homeland in the 18th and 19th centuries, and settled in territories off the north coast of the Black Sea, mostly in southern Ukraine...
from Ukraine. - Czernawka School District No. 1712, north of MacNutt, Saskatchewan; Polonized misspelling of "Cherniavka" - now CzerniawkaCzerniawka, Subcarpathian VoivodeshipCzerniawka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Laszki, within Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Laszki, east of Jarosław, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
, in Jarosław County, Poland. - Dnister School District No. 1635, southwest of Canora, SaskatchewanCanora, SaskatchewanCanora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...
, after the Dnestr river. - Dobraniwka School District No. 2608, southeast of Rosthern, SaskatchewanRosthern, SaskatchewanRosthern is a town at the juncture of Highway 11 and Highway 312 in the central area of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.-History:...
; a Polonized variation of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
phrase for "extremely good" ("dobraniv"). - Drahomanow School District No. 2501, southeast of Prud'homme, SaskatchewanPrud'homme, Saskatchewan-Notable Prud'hommers:*Jeanne Sauvé- former Governor General of Canada*George Viczko - World War II vet- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:********...
, after Mykhailo DrahomanovMykhailo DrahomanovMykhailo Petrovych Drahomanov was a Ukrainian political theorist, economist, historian, philosopher, ethnographer and public figure in Kiev. Born to a noble family of Petro Yakymovych Drahomanov who was of a Cossack descent. Mykhailo Drahomanov started his education at home, then studied at the...
(1841–1895). - Fedoruk School District No. 2342, southwest of Veregin, SaskatchewanVeregin, SaskatchewanVeregin is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located 50 kilometres northeast of Yorkton, and some 10 km to the west of the nearest town, Kamsack.The Veregin railway station is served by Via Rail.- History :...
, after school trustee Nicoli (Mykola) Fedoruk. - Fosti School District No. 1700, south of Sheho, SaskatchewanSheho, Saskatchewan-Area statistics: *Lat 51° 35' 00" N*Long 103° 13' 00" W*Dominion Land Survey NE Sec.9, Twp.30, R.9, W2*Time zone UTC-6-Location: -See also:*List of communities in Saskatchewan...
, after school board treasurer John (Ivan) Fosti. - Franko School District No. 1740, east of Canora, SaskatchewanCanora, SaskatchewanCanora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...
, after Ivan FrankoIvan FrankoIvan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....
(1856–1916). - Halicz School District No. 3204, northwest of Wishart, SaskatchewanWishart, SaskatchewanWishart is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 95 in the Canada 2006 Census...
; Polonized spelling of the historic Ukrainian cityHalychHalych is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The town gave its name to the historic province and kingdom of Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local princes was moved to Lviv...
in Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
- named by a "Mr. Bodnarchuk". - Horodenka School District No. 1845, west of Wakaw, SaskatchewanWakaw, Saskatchewan-History:Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925; Diefenbaker's...
, after HorodenkaHorodenkaHorodenka is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Horodenka Raion .The current estimated population is around 9,800 .-History:...
, Horodenka Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Horosziwci School District No. 2433 (renamed "War End School"), west of Theodore, SaskatchewanTheodore, Saskatchewan-Area statistics: *Lat 51° 57' 00" N*Long 105° 39' 00" W*Dominion Land Survey Sec.15, Twp.28, R.7, W2.*Time zone UTC-6-Location: -See also:*List of communities in Saskatchewan...
; possibly after "Horokhivtsi" - now in Przemyśl CountyPrzemysl CountyPrzemyśl County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, Poland. - Husiatyn School District No. 791 (renamed "Claytonville School"), south of Meath Park, SaskatchewanMeath Park, Saskatchewan-External links:********-Footnotes:...
, after HusiatynHusiatynHusiatyn is a town in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. Alternate spellings include Gusyatin, Husyatin, and Hsiatyn. Husiatyn is the administrative center of the Husiatyn Raion , and is located on the west bank of the Zbruch River...
, Husiatyn RaionHusiatyn RaionHusiatyn Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Husiatyn. It has a population of 66 803.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Jablonow School District No. 1672 (renamed "Wroxton School") at Wroxton, SaskatchewanWroxton, SaskatchewanWroxton is a community in Saskatchewan.- Notable people :Notable persons who were born, grew up, or established their fame in Wroxton, Saskatchewan:* Steve Huziak – Canadian photographer- External links :*...
- Polonized spelling of Yabloniv, Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Jarema School District No. 1731, north of Calder, SaskatchewanCalder, SaskatchewanCalder, is a village located in Calder Rural municipality No. 241 south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 80 at the 2006 census...
, possibly after the town of Yaremche in Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Kaminka School District No. 1632 at Tway, SaskatchewanTway, SaskatchewanTway is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 10 in the Canada 2006 Census....
, after "Kaminka"/Kamianka-BuzkaKamianka-BuzkaKamianka-Buzka is a city in the Lviv Oblast, of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kamianka-Buzkyi Raion . The city was previously known as Kamianka Strumilowa, and was a district city in Galicia...
, Kamianka-Buzka RaionKamianka-Buzka RaionKamianka-Buzka Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Kamianka-Buzka. It has a population of 61 832.It was established in 1940.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Lviv Oblast...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Kiev School District No. 1728 (originally "Kyjiw"), north of Alvena, SaskatchewanAlvena, Saskatchewan-History:Many early settlers to Alvena were of Ukrainian decent. Many were peasant serf farmers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Others were from Poland and they erected Roman Catholic Churches in the area. Earlier Settlers along the South Saskatchewan River were Métis...
- after the capital cityKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
of Ukraine. - Kitzman Scholl District No. 2400, northeast of Rhein, SaskatchewanRhein, SaskatchewanRhein is a community in Saskatchewan. It was the hometown of Arnie Weinmeister, one of only two Canadians to be elected to the NFL Hall of Fame....
, after KitsmanKitsmanKitsman is a city located in the Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kitsman Raion, and is located at around . The town is about northwest from Chernivtsi on the road to Zalishchyky....
, Kitsman Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Kolomyia School District No. 1878, west of Wakaw, SaskatchewanWakaw, Saskatchewan-History:Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925; Diefenbaker's...
, after KolomyiaKolomyiaKolomyia or Kolomyya, formerly known as Kolomea , is a city located on the Prut River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , in western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Kolomyia Raion , the city is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
, Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Krasne School District No. 3058, south of Hafford, SaskatchewanHafford, Saskatchewan-Education:The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906-1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa...
- the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "beautiful". - Krasny School District No. 1121, southwest of Sheho, SaskatchewanSheho, Saskatchewan-Area statistics: *Lat 51° 35' 00" N*Long 103° 13' 00" W*Dominion Land Survey NE Sec.9, Twp.30, R.9, W2*Time zone UTC-6-Location: -See also:*List of communities in Saskatchewan...
- also after the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "beautiful". - Larisa School District No. 5186, west of Wishart, SaskatchewanWishart, SaskatchewanWishart is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 95 in the Canada 2006 Census...
, after Larysa Kosach-Kvitka (Lesia Ukrainka, 1871–1913). - Lodi School District No. 3509, north of Okla, SaskatchewanOkla, SaskatchewanOkla is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 25 in the Canada 2006 Census.- Businesses :Country Pac FoodsJim Siddons Cabinets&Construction...
, the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "ice". - Luzan School District No. 255, south of Veregin, SaskatchewanVeregin, SaskatchewanVeregin is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located 50 kilometres northeast of Yorkton, and some 10 km to the west of the nearest town, Kamsack.The Veregin railway station is served by Via Rail.- History :...
, after Luzhany, Kitsman Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Lysenko School District No. 494, at Insinger, SaskatchewanInsinger, SaskatchewanInsinger, Saskatchewan is an unincorporated area in the rural municipality of Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Insinger is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead in south eastern Saskatchewan. Lawrie post office first opened in 1898 at the...
, after Mykola LysenkoMykola LysenkoMykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko was a Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist.- Biography :Lysenko was born in Hrynky, Kremenchuk Povit, Poltava Governorate, the son of Vitaliy Romanovich Lysenko . From childhood he became very interested in the folksongs of Ukrainian peasants and...
(1842–1912). - Mazeppa School District No. 2860, southeast of Canora, SaskatchewanCanora, SaskatchewanCanora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...
, after HetmanHetmans of Ukrainian CossacksHetman of Ukrainian Cossacks as a title was not officially recognized internationally until the creation of the Ukrainian Hetmanate. With the creation of Registered Cossacks units their leaders were unofficially referred to as hetmans, however officially the title was known as the "Senior of His...
Ivan MazepaIvan MazepaIvan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...
. - Monastyr School District No. 2328, north of Buchanan, SaskatchewanBuchanan, Saskatchewan-External links:* *...
, after MonastyryskaMonastyryskaMonastyryska is a city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Monastyryska Raion. Population is 6,344 .The city is situated on the river Koropets, from Buchach, south east from Lviv, on the road between Berezhany and Ivano-Frankivsk...
, Monastyryska RaionMonastyryska RaionMonastyryska Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Monastyryska. It has a population of 34 537.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Mostetz School District No. 1734, northwest of Calder, SaskatchewanCalder, SaskatchewanCalder, is a village located in Calder Rural municipality No. 241 south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 80 at the 2006 census...
, Germanic spelling of "Mostyshche"/MostyskaMostyskaMostyska is a city in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Mostyska Raion. Population is 9,150 . There is a break of gauge where the railway systems of the two countries meet...
, Mostyska RaionMostyska RaionMostyska Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Mostyska. It has a population of 61 919.It was established in 1939.-External links:*...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Nauka School District No. 3059, south of Hafford, SaskatchewanHafford, Saskatchewan-Education:The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906-1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa...
- the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "learning". - Nichlava School District No. 1877 (formerly "Heuboden School"), southeast of Rosthern, SaskatchewanRosthern, SaskatchewanRosthern is a town at the juncture of Highway 11 and Highway 312 in the central area of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.-History:...
, after a stream called "Nichlava" in either Galicia or BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
. - Odessa School District No. 2327, south of Tramping Lake, SaskatchewanTramping Lake, Saskatchewan-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
; after the city of OdessaOdessaOdessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
, Ukraine - School named by ethnic GermansBessarabia Germans----The Bessarabia Germans are an ethnic group who lived in Bessarabia between 1814 and 1940. Between 1814 and 1842, 9000 of them immigrated from the German areas Baden, Württemberg, Alsace, Bavaria and some Prussian areas of modern-day Poland, to the Russian government of Bessarabia at the Black...
from Ukraine. - Oleskow School District No. 540, north of Rhein, SaskatchewanRhein, SaskatchewanRhein is a community in Saskatchewan. It was the hometown of Arnie Weinmeister, one of only two Canadians to be elected to the NFL Hall of Fame....
, after Dr. Joseph OleskiwJoseph OleskiwDr. Joseph Oleskiw or Jósef Olesków was a Ukrainian professor who promoted Ukrainian immigration to the Canadian prairies. His efforts helped encourage the initial wave of settlers which began the Ukrainian Canadian community....
(1860–1903) - author of the pamphlets "About Free Lands" (Pro Vilni Zemli, spring 1895), and "On Emigration" (O emigratsiy, December 1895). - Orolow School District No. 2392, south of Krydor, SaskatchewanKrydor, Saskatchewan-Notable people:* Mike Kostiuk is a former National Football League offensive lineman.-References:-External links:*******...
- a Department of Education misspelling of Ordiv, Radekhiv RaionRadekhiv RaionRadekhiv Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Radekhiv. It has a population of 52 439.It was established in 1965.-External links:* *...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Osin School District No. 3598, north of Arran, SaskatchewanArran, SaskatchewanArran is a village in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 90 km northeast of Yorkton and 10 km west of the Manitoba border. Arran is located on Highway 49.- History :...
, the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "autumnAutumnAutumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier....
". - Oukraina School District No. 2402, west of Krydor, SaskatchewanKrydor, Saskatchewan-Notable people:* Mike Kostiuk is a former National Football League offensive lineman.-References:-External links:*******...
- a Department of Education phonetic spelling of Ukraina (Ukraine). - Ozeriany School District No. 2722 (renamed "Carpathian School"), south of Cudworth, SaskatchewanCudworth, Saskatchewan- Notable residents :* Gerry Ehman* Orland Kurtenbach* Kirk Medernach - References :...
- the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "from the lake"; after one of four places named "Ozeriany" in Galicia. - Paniowce School District No. 291 (renamed "Swan Plain School"), north of Norquay, SaskatchewanNorquay, Saskatchewan-External links:********-Footnotes:...
on Highway 8Saskatchewan Highway 8Highway 8 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 28 at the US border near Elmore until it transitions into Highway 982 just outside the Porcupine Provincial Forest...
- Polonized misspelling of Panivtsi Zelene, Borshchiv RaionBorshchiv RaionBorshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.-Demographics:The district's population is 75,358...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Paseika School District No. 2419, south of Arran, SaskatchewanArran, SaskatchewanArran is a village in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 90 km northeast of Yorkton and 10 km west of the Manitoba border. Arran is located on Highway 49.- History :...
- a Department of Education phonetic spelling of "pasika"; a UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "beehiveBeehiveA beehive is a structure in which bees live and raise their young.Beehive may also refer to:Buildings and locations:* Bee Hive, Alabama, a neighborhood in Alabama* Beehive , a wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings...
" or "apiaryApiaryAn apiary is a place where beehives of honey bees are kept. Traditionally beekeepers paid land rent in honey for the use of small parcels. Some farmers will provide free apiary sites, because they need pollination, and farmers who need many hives often pay for them to be moved to the crops when...
". - Podole School District No. 3227, northeast of Prince Albert, SaskatchewanPrince Albert, SaskatchewanPrince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...
- the PolishPolish languagePolish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
spelling of the Ukrainian region of PodilliaPodoliaThe region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
. - Podolia School District No. 2384, northeast of Arran, SaskatchewanArran, SaskatchewanArran is a village in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 90 km northeast of Yorkton and 10 km west of the Manitoba border. Arran is located on Highway 49.- History :...
- a misspelling of the Ukrainian region of PodilliaPodoliaThe region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
. - Pohorlowtz School District No. 2578, southwest of Sheho, SaskatchewanSheho, Saskatchewan-Area statistics: *Lat 51° 35' 00" N*Long 103° 13' 00" W*Dominion Land Survey NE Sec.9, Twp.30, R.9, W2*Time zone UTC-6-Location: -See also:*List of communities in Saskatchewan...
- Germanic misspelling of Pohoriltsi, Peremyshliany RaionPeremyshliany RaionPeremyshliany Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Peremyshliany. It has a population of 47 763.It was established in 1939.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Lviv Oblast...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Poltawa School District No. 2335 (renamed "Carpenter School"), northeast of Cudworth, SaskatchewanCudworth, Saskatchewan- Notable residents :* Gerry Ehman* Orland Kurtenbach* Kirk Medernach - References :...
; Polonized spelling of the city of PoltavaPoltavaPoltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
, Ukraine - probably after the famous battleBattle of PoltavaThe Battle of Poltava on 27 June 1709 was the decisive victory of Peter I of Russia over the Swedish forces under Field Marshal Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld in one of the battles of the Great Northern War. It is widely believed to have been the beginning of Sweden's decline as a Great Power; the...
in 1709. - Probizna School District No. 1724 (renamed "Geddes School"), northeast of Wroxton, SaskatchewanWroxton, SaskatchewanWroxton is a community in Saskatchewan.- Notable people :Notable persons who were born, grew up, or established their fame in Wroxton, Saskatchewan:* Steve Huziak – Canadian photographer- External links :*...
, after Probizhna, Chortkiv RaionChortkiv RaionChortkiv Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Chortkiv. It has a population of 80 861.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Prosvita School District No. 3457, west of Mayfair, SaskatchewanMayfair, SaskatchewanMayfair is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 30 in the Canada 2006 Census....
, after the Prosvita SocietyProsvitaProsvita is a society created in the nineteenth century in Ukrainian Galicia for preserving and developing Ukrainian culture and education among population....
in Galicia. - Radimno School District No. 2682, southeast of Willowbrook, SaskatchewanWillowbrook, SaskatchewanWillowbrook is a community in Saskatchewan....
; after the town of RadymnoRadymnoRadymno is a town in south-eastern Poland with 5,543 inhabitants . It has been part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship since its creation in 1999. Radymno was previously in the Przemyśl Voivodeship from 1975–1998.-References:Notes...
, now in Jarosław County, Poland. - Rak School District No. 3244, northeast of Vonda, SaskatchewanVonda, SaskatchewanVonda is located on Highway 27, a half-hour drive north east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The town was named after the daughter of British journalist Cy Warman....
on Highway 41Saskatchewan Highway 41Highway 41 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 5 in Saskatoon to Highway 6/Highway 3 in Melfort. Highway 41 is about . long....
- after Joseph Rak from LanivtsiLanivtsiLanivtsiAlternate names: Lanovtsy [Ukr], ], Lanovtse, Lanavtse, Lanivtsy Region: Volhynia or Lanowce is a city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Lanivtsi Raion. Population is 8,680 ....
, Borshchiv RaionBorshchiv RaionBorshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.-Demographics:The district's population is 75,358...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Rus School District No. 2584, south of Hafford, SaskatchewanHafford, Saskatchewan-Education:The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906-1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa...
, after Kievan Rus'Kievan Rus'Kievan Rus was a medieval polity in Eastern Europe, from the late 9th to the mid 13th century, when it disintegrated under the pressure of the Mongol invasion of 1237–1240....
. - Ruthenia School District No. 404, southwest of Cudworth, SaskatchewanCudworth, Saskatchewan- Notable residents :* Gerry Ehman* Orland Kurtenbach* Kirk Medernach - References :...
; after the Austro-HungarianAustria-HungaryAustria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
name for the Ukrainian territories of Galicia, Bukovyna, and Carpathian RutheniaCarpathian RutheniaCarpathian Ruthenia is a region in Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast , with smaller parts in easternmost Slovakia , Poland's Lemkovyna and Romanian Maramureş.It is...
(now Transcarpathian OblastZakarpattia OblastThe Zakarpattia Oblast is an administrative oblast located in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Uzhhorod...
). - Sambor School District No. 4057, northeast of Dysart, SaskatchewanDysart, Saskatchewan- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Dysart-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
; Polonized spelling of SambirSambirSambir is a city in the Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Sambir Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. It is located at around , close to the border with Poland.-History:...
, Sambir RaionSambir RaionSambir Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Sambir. It has a population of 74 598.It was established in 1965.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Lviv Oblast...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
- School named by ethnic GermansWalddeutscheWalddeutsche Germans , sometimes simply called Polish Germans, the name for a group of people, mostly of German origin, who settled during the 14th-17th century on the territory of present-day Sanockie Pits, Poland, a region which was previously only sparsely inhabited because the land was...
from Galicia. - Scalat School District No. 1623, southeast of Canora, SaskatchewanCanora, SaskatchewanCanora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...
- misspelling of SkalatSkalatSkalat is a small city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is located in the Pidvolochysk Raion , at around .-External links:* - Transcripts of eyewitness testimonies...
, Pidvolochysk RaionPidvolochysk RaionPidvolochysk Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Pidvolochysk. It has a population of 46 309.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Siczynski School District No. 2513, near Meacham, SaskatchewanMeacham, Saskatchewan- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*********-Footnotes:...
- Polonized spelling of the last name of Ukrainian composer and conductor Denys Sichynsky (1865–1909). - Skala School District No. 2712, west of Cudworth, SaskatchewanCudworth, Saskatchewan- Notable residents :* Gerry Ehman* Orland Kurtenbach* Kirk Medernach - References :...
- after Skala-PodilskaSkala-PodilskaSkala-Podilska or Skala on the River Zbrucz is a town in Ukraine. It was, at one time, named simply "Skala." To distinguish itself from another town with that same name, the town compounded its name, variously, to "Skala on the River Zbrucz," "Skala Podilska" , and "Skala Podolskaya" .-History: ...
, Borshchiv RaionBorshchiv RaionBorshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.-Demographics:The district's population is 75,358...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Slawa School District No. 3030 (formerly "Bereziw School"), south of Hafford, SaskatchewanHafford, Saskatchewan-Education:The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906-1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa...
- Polonized spelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "glory" (slava). - Sniatyn School District No. 1729, west of Wakaw, SaskatchewanWakaw, Saskatchewan-History:Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925; Diefenbaker's...
, after SniatynSniatynSniatyn is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine along the Prut river. It is the administrative center of the Sniatynsky Raion , and is located at around . The current estimated population is around 10,500 ....
, Sniatyn Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Stanisloff School District No. 3105, south of Foam Lake, SaskatchewanFoam Lake, Saskatchewan-References:...
- a Department of Education phonetic misspelling of "Stanislav", after Stanislaviv (now Ivano-FrankivskIvano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
), Ukraine. - Stawchan School District No. 1826, north of Rhein, SaskatchewanRhein, SaskatchewanRhein is a community in Saskatchewan. It was the hometown of Arnie Weinmeister, one of only two Canadians to be elected to the NFL Hall of Fame....
- a Polonized misspelling of Stavchany, Horodok RaionHorodok RaionHorodok Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Horodok. It has a population of 73,974.It was established in 1939.-External links:*...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Stryj School District No. 3201, north of Goodeve, SaskatchewanGoodeve, Saskatchewan-Notable residents:* Todd McLellan - Coach of the NHLs San Jose Sharks.-See also:* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
- German/Polish spelling of StryiStryiStryi is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine . Serving as the administrative center of the Stryi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. Thus, the city has two administrations - the city and the raion...
, Stryi RaionStryi RaionStryi Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Stryi. It has a population of 67 700.It was established in 1939.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Lviv Oblast...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Svoboda School District No. 1704, northwest of Alvena, SaskatchewanAlvena, Saskatchewan-History:Many early settlers to Alvena were of Ukrainian decent. Many were peasant serf farmers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Others were from Poland and they erected Roman Catholic Churches in the area. Earlier Settlers along the South Saskatchewan River were Métis...
- the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "liberty". - Taras School District No. 4880, north of Gronlid, SaskatchewanGronlid, SaskatchewanGronlid is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 60 in the Canada 2006 Census. Gronlid is home to a small ski mask / balaclava manufacturing center, which provides local Saskatchewan clothing companies...
, after Taras ShevchenkoTaras ShevchenkoTaras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...
. - Toporoutz School District No. 1666 (renamed "Chaucer School"), north of Calder, SaskatchewanCalder, SaskatchewanCalder, is a village located in Calder Rural municipality No. 241 south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 80 at the 2006 census...
- German spelling of Toporivtsi, Zastavna Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Torsk School District No. 1713, east of Calder, SaskatchewanCalder, SaskatchewanCalder, is a village located in Calder Rural municipality No. 241 south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 80 at the 2006 census...
- after Torske, Zalischyky Raion, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Vasloutz School District No. 2642, south of Buchanan, SaskatchewanBuchanan, Saskatchewan-External links:* *...
- Germanic misspelling of Vasylkivtsi, Husiatyn RaionHusiatyn RaionHusiatyn Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Husiatyn. It has a population of 66 803.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Verenczanka School District No. 264 (renamed "New Canadian School"), east of Rhein, SaskatchewanRhein, SaskatchewanRhein is a community in Saskatchewan. It was the hometown of Arnie Weinmeister, one of only two Canadians to be elected to the NFL Hall of Fame....
- Polonized spelling of Verenchanka, Zastavna Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Vesna School District No. 736, southeast of Arran, SaskatchewanArran, SaskatchewanArran is a village in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 90 km northeast of Yorkton and 10 km west of the Manitoba border. Arran is located on Highway 49.- History :...
, the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "spring (season)Spring (season)Spring is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition period between winter and summer. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and broadly to ideas of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. The specific definition of the exact timing of "spring" varies according to local climate, cultures and...
". - Verbowska School District No. 1737, north of MacNutt, Saskatchewan; a Polonized misspelling of Verbivka, Borshchiv RaionBorshchiv RaionBorshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.-Demographics:The district's population is 75,358...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Vladimir School District No. 2193, west of Alvena, SaskatchewanAlvena, Saskatchewan-History:Many early settlers to Alvena were of Ukrainian decent. Many were peasant serf farmers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Others were from Poland and they erected Roman Catholic Churches in the area. Earlier Settlers along the South Saskatchewan River were Métis...
, after St. Volodymyr the GreatVladimir I of KievVladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...
. - Wasileff School District No. 1692 (renamed "Yemen School"), west of Insinger, SaskatchewanInsinger, SaskatchewanInsinger, Saskatchewan is an unincorporated area in the rural municipality of Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Insinger is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead in south eastern Saskatchewan. Lawrie post office first opened in 1898 at the...
- an AngloEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-Polonized spelling of Vasyliv, Zastavna Raion, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
(BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
). - Whitkow School District No. 4508 and Whitkow Hamlet School District No. 5118, both west of Mayfair, SaskatchewanMayfair, SaskatchewanMayfair is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 30 in the Canada 2006 Census....
on Highway 378Saskatchewan Highway 378Highway 378 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 46 to Highway 48/Highway 649 near Stony Rapids. Highway 378 is about 29 km long....
; an AngloEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-Polonized spelling of Vytkiv, Radekhiv RaionRadekhiv RaionRadekhiv Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Radekhiv. It has a population of 52 439.It was established in 1965.-External links:* *...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Wisnia School District No. 2870, southeast of Veregin, SaskatchewanVeregin, SaskatchewanVeregin is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located 50 kilometres northeast of Yorkton, and some 10 km to the west of the nearest town, Kamsack.The Veregin railway station is served by Via Rail.- History :...
- Polonized misspelling of the Vyshnia river in Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Wolia School District No. 3503, southwest of Glaslyn, SaskatchewanGlaslyn, Saskatchewan- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
- Polonized spelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "freedom" (volya). - Wolna School District No. 3503, east of Rama, SaskatchewanRama, SaskatchewanCanada Post provides weekday Mail and Courier services to the area through a local postal outlet and post office boxes. The Saskatchewan Transportation Company also provides courier services and non-scheduled bus services....
- Polonized spelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "free" (vilna). - Wysla School District No. 4106, southwest of Canora, SaskatchewanCanora, SaskatchewanCanora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...
- Polonized misspelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word (Vysla) for the VistulaVistulaThe Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
river. - Zamok School District No. 784, south of Meath Park, SaskatchewanMeath Park, Saskatchewan-External links:********-Footnotes:...
, after Zamok, Zhovkva RaionZhovkva RaionZhovkva Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Zhovkva. It has a population of 109 173.It was established in 1940.-External links:*...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Zaporoze School District No. 3188, west of Krydor, SaskatchewanKrydor, Saskatchewan-Notable people:* Mike Kostiuk is a former National Football League offensive lineman.-References:-External links:*******...
- a Department of Education phonetic spelling of "ZaporozhyeZaporizhiaZaporizhia or Zaporozhye [formerly Alexandrovsk ] is a city in southeastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast...
"; after the Zaporizhian Host of Ukrainian Cossacks. - Zayacz School District No. 3416 (renamed "Liberal School"), north of Calder, SaskatchewanCalder, SaskatchewanCalder, is a village located in Calder Rural municipality No. 241 south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 80 at the 2006 census...
, after school trustee "A. Zayacz" (Zayach?). - Zazula School District No. 4526, northwest of Hendon, SaskatchewanHendon, SaskatchewanHendon is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 10 in the Canada 2006 Census....
, after district pioneer Fred Zazula. - Zbaraz School District No. 2403, south of Krydor, SaskatchewanKrydor, Saskatchewan-Notable people:* Mike Kostiuk is a former National Football League offensive lineman.-References:-External links:*******...
, a misspelling of ZbarazhZbarazhZbarazh is a city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zbarazh Raion , and is located in the historic region of Galicia....
, Zbarazh Raion, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Zhoda School District No. 2377, south of Mikado, SaskatchewanMikado, SaskatchewanMikado is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 56 in the Canada 2006 Census. The hamlet is part of the rural municipality of Sliding Hills No. 273....
, the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "harmony". - Zoria School District No. 3471, west of Mayfair, SaskatchewanMayfair, SaskatchewanMayfair is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 30 in the Canada 2006 Census....
, a variation of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "star" (zirka).
Rural communities
- Adamiwka School District No. 1994 and the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
Church of the Descent of the Holy Ghost, Adamiwka; both southeast of Rosthern, SaskatchewanRosthern, SaskatchewanRosthern is a town at the juncture of Highway 11 and Highway 312 in the central area of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.-History:...
- after "Adamivka", now in Jarosław County, Poland. - Antoniwka was a locality north of Canora, SaskatchewanCanora, SaskatchewanCanora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...
centered on the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
parish of the Assumption; named after Antonivka, Chortkiv RaionChortkiv RaionChortkiv Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Chortkiv. It has a population of 80 861.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - "Belyk's" was a locality north of Borden, SaskatchewanBorden, Saskatchewan-Notable people:* Robert Wardhaugh, born 1967, in Borden, Saskatchewan is an award-winning History professor at the University of Western Ontario.* David Orchard, is a Canadian political figure and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages...
centered on the "Ivan FrankoIvan FrankoIvan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....
National HomeNarodny dimA narodni dim is a community hall, with a related organization, in the Ukrainian Canadian community. Nardoni dim literally means "people's home" or "national hall"....
" - built on Yurko Belyk's farmland - and the Redberry Park rural post officePostmaster General of CanadaThe Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department . In 1851, management of the post office was transferred from Britain to the provincial governments of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward...
; also the location of the Assumption of St. Mary Ukrainian OrthodoxUkrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaThe Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada is an Eastern Orthodox Church in Canada, primarily serving Ukrainian Canadians. Its former name was the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada ...
church. - Beresina, Saskatchewan, northeast of ChurchbridgeChurchbridge, Saskatchewan-Notable people from Churchbridge:* Kevin S. Kaminski was a professional Canadian ice hockey player.*Dr. W.G. McKenzie was a family physician for the area from 1898 to 1976.*Lionel G...
; German spelling of "Berezyna" (now Rozdil in Mykolaiv RaionMykolaiv RaionMykolaiv Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Mykolaiv. It has a population of 94 506.It was established in 1939.-External links:*...
), Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
- Saskatchewan post office named by ethnic GermansWalddeutscheWalddeutsche Germans , sometimes simply called Polish Germans, the name for a group of people, mostly of German origin, who settled during the 14th-17th century on the territory of present-day Sanockie Pits, Poland, a region which was previously only sparsely inhabited because the land was...
from Galicia. - Bobulynci was a locality southwest of Rose Valley, SaskatchewanRose Valley, Saskatchewan-Location:-External links:**...
centered on the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
parish of the Transfiguration - named after Bobulyntsi, Buchach RaionBuchach RaionBuchach Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Buchach. It has a population of 65 078.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Bodnari (or "Kolo Bodnariv") was a locality northeast of Vonda, SaskatchewanVonda, SaskatchewanVonda is located on Highway 27, a half-hour drive north east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The town was named after the daughter of British journalist Cy Warman....
named after Teodor Bodnar, who donated part of his farmland to the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
parish of Saints Peter and Paul for a church. - Buchach was a locality near Hazel Dell, SaskatchewanHazel Dell, SaskatchewanHazel Dell is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 20 in the Canada 2006 Census.-References:...
centered on the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
Church of the Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary; named after BuchachBuchachBuchach is a small city located on the Strypa River in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine...
, Buchach RaionBuchach RaionBuchach Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Buchach. It has a population of 65 078.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Bukowina, Saskatchewan, south of Yellow CreekYellow Creek, SaskatchewanThe organized hamlet of Yellow Creek is located in the parkland area of east central Saskatchewan north east of Wakaw, Saskatchewan and has a population of 45 people. It previously held the status of village. It is named after the creek that flows through it. The area consists mostly of Ukrainian...
; German/Polish spelling of the Austrian crownlandCisleithaniaCisleithania was a name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual Monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918. The name was used by politicians and bureaucrats, but it had no official status...
of Bukovyna - now Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
, Ukraine. Named by Bukovynian immigrant and postmasterPostmasterA postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
John (Ivan) Fessiuk. - Byrtnyky was a locality between KelvingtonKelvington, Saskatchewan-Area statistics:*Dominion Land Survey Sec.4, Twp.37, R.11, W2*Time zone UTC-6-Location:-External links:****...
and Endeavour, SaskatchewanEndeavour, Saskatchewan- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Endeavour-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
named after one of three places named "Byrtnyky" in Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Dneiper, Saskatchewan, north of RheinRhein, SaskatchewanRhein is a community in Saskatchewan. It was the hometown of Arnie Weinmeister, one of only two Canadians to be elected to the NFL Hall of Fame....
, after the Dnipro river. - Dobrowody, Saskatchewan and the Dobrowody School District No. 2637, both northeast of Rama, SaskatchewanRama, SaskatchewanCanada Post provides weekday Mail and Courier services to the area through a local postal outlet and post office boxes. The Saskatchewan Transportation Company also provides courier services and non-scheduled bus services....
- a UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
phrase meaning "good water"; after a village of the same name ("Dobrovody") in Pidhaitsi Raion, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
, Ukraine. - Drobot, Saskatchewan, north of TheodoreTheodore, Saskatchewan-Area statistics: *Lat 51° 57' 00" N*Long 105° 39' 00" W*Dominion Land Survey Sec.15, Twp.28, R.7, W2.*Time zone UTC-6-Location: -See also:*List of communities in Saskatchewan...
, after Thomas Drobot - postmasterPostmasterA postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
from 1909–1917. - Halyary, Saskatchewan, southwest of PreecevillePreeceville, Saskatchewan-Transportation:The community is served by Preeceville Airport which is located 1 nautical mile southeast.-External links:* http://www.townofpreeceville.ca* http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=314...
- a Postmaster GeneralPostmaster General of CanadaThe Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department . In 1851, management of the post office was transferred from Britain to the provincial governments of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward...
/Government of CanadaGovernment of CanadaThe Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
misspelling of "Halychy". - Halycry School District No. 2835, also southwest of Preeceville, SaskatchewanPreeceville, Saskatchewan-Transportation:The community is served by Preeceville Airport which is located 1 nautical mile southeast.-External links:* http://www.townofpreeceville.ca* http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=314...
- a Department of Education misspelling of "Halychy". - Havryliuky was a locality south of Prud'homme, SaskatchewanPrud'homme, Saskatchewan-Notable Prud'hommers:*Jeanne Sauvé- former Governor General of Canada*George Viczko - World War II vet- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:********...
named after Nicholas Hawryluk (Nykola Havryliuk), who donated part of his farmland for Sacred Heart of Jesus Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
Church. - Hryhoriw School District No. 2390 and the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
parish of St. Demetrius, Hryhoriw; both south of Preeceville, SaskatchewanPreeceville, Saskatchewan-Transportation:The community is served by Preeceville Airport which is located 1 nautical mile southeast.-External links:* http://www.townofpreeceville.ca* http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=314...
- after Hryhoriv, Buchach RaionBuchach RaionBuchach Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Buchach. It has a population of 65 078.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Hory (also called Carpenter-Hory) was a locality southwest of Wakaw, SaskatchewanWakaw, Saskatchewan-History:Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925; Diefenbaker's...
centering on the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
parish of The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ - after the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "mountains" ("hori"). - Janow School District No. 2842 and Janow Corners, Saskatchewan, both south of Meath ParkMeath Park, Saskatchewan-External links:********-Footnotes:...
; after a village called "Yaniv" (now Ivano-Frankove), in Yavoriv RaionYavoriv RaionYavoriv Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Yavoriv. It has a population of 122 200.It was established in 1939.-External links:*...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
, Ukraine. - Kalyna, Saskatchewan, and the Kalyna School District No. 3945, both south of Meath Park, SaskatchewanMeath Park, Saskatchewan-External links:********-Footnotes:...
- after the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for the "highbush cranberryHighbush cranberryHighbush cranberry can refer to:*Viburnum trilobum, American highbush cranberry*Viburnum opulus, European highbush cranberry*Viburnum edule, squashberry...
". - Kiev was a locality southwest of Rose Valley, SaskatchewanRose Valley, Saskatchewan-Location:-External links:**...
centered on a Ukrainian OrthodoxUkrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaThe Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada is an Eastern Orthodox Church in Canada, primarily serving Ukrainian Canadians. Its former name was the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada ...
Church; named after the capital cityKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
of Ukraine. - Kobzar School District No. 3597 and the Ukrainian OrthodoxUkrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaThe Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada is an Eastern Orthodox Church in Canada, primarily serving Ukrainian Canadians. Its former name was the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada ...
Church of the Holy Ascension, Arran-Kobzar; both south of Arran, SaskatchewanArran, SaskatchewanArran is a village in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 90 km northeast of Yorkton and 10 km west of the Manitoba border. Arran is located on Highway 49.- History :...
- after the book of poemsKobzar (book)Kobzar , is a book of poems by Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko, first published by him in 1840 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Taras Shevchenko was nicknamed The Kobzar after the publishing of this book...
by Taras ShevchenkoTaras ShevchenkoTaras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...
. - Kolo Pidskal'noho (or "Pidskalny's") was a locality west of Cudworth, SaskatchewanCudworth, Saskatchewan- Notable residents :* Gerry Ehman* Orland Kurtenbach* Kirk Medernach - References :...
named after Ivan Pidskalny, who donated part of his farmland to the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
parish of St. Demetrius for a church. - Kolo Solomyanoho was a locality west of Cudworth, SaskatchewanCudworth, Saskatchewan- Notable residents :* Gerry Ehman* Orland Kurtenbach* Kirk Medernach - References :...
named after Ivan Solomyany, who donated part of his farmland for the (unspecified) UkrainianHistory of Christianity in UkraineThe History of Christianity in Ukraine dates back to the earliest centuries of the apostolic church. It has remained the dominant religion in the country since its acceptance in 988 by Vladimir the Great , who instated it as the state religion of Kievan Rus', a medieval East Slavic state.Although...
Church of the Holy Transfiguration. - Kowalowka School District No. 1739 and the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
Church of the Transfiguration, Kovalivka; both northeast of Canora, SaskatchewanCanora, SaskatchewanCanora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...
- after Kovalivka, Buchach RaionBuchach RaionBuchach Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Buchach. It has a population of 65 078.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - "Krassna" was a parishParishA parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of German Roman CatholicsRoman Catholic Diocese of SaskatoonThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Regina. Bishop Donald Bolen is currently the Bishop of the diocese.-Ordinaries:*Gerald C. Murray, C.SS.R...
south of Leader, SaskatchewanLeader, SaskatchewanLeader is a town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 350 km directly east of Calgary, Alberta and is near the border between Saskatchewan and Alberta. It has a population of 881 as of 2006.-History:...
- German spelling of Krasne, Izmail RaionIzmailsky RaionIzmailsky Raion is a raion in Odessa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It is in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia and its administrative seat is Izmail....
, Odessa OblastOdessa OblastOdesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...
. - Krim was a locality south of Aberdeen, SaskatchewanAberdeen, Saskatchewan-Aberdeen Rec Complex:The Aberdeen Rec Complex is located in the town and consists of a Library, meeting room, ice rink, curling rink, bowling alley, dance studio, music room and meeting rooms.-Water supply:...
and is the German spelling of the Crimean peninsulaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
- named by "Russian" Mennonites from Ukraine. - Kulykiv was a locality north of Invermay, Saskatchewan named after Kulykiv, Zhovkva RaionZhovkva RaionZhovkva Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Zhovkva. It has a population of 109 173.It was established in 1940.-External links:*...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Kvitka, Saskatchewan, south of Jedburgh, after Gregory (Hryhori) Kvitka (1778–1843), Ukrainian novelist.
- Kyziv-Tiaziv, Saskatchewan, south of RamaRama, SaskatchewanCanada Post provides weekday Mail and Courier services to the area through a local postal outlet and post office boxes. The Saskatchewan Transportation Company also provides courier services and non-scheduled bus services....
, after Tiaziv, Tysmenytsia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Laniwci, Saskatchewan, and the Laniwci School District No. 2300, both west of Alvena, SaskatchewanAlvena, Saskatchewan-History:Many early settlers to Alvena were of Ukrainian decent. Many were peasant serf farmers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Others were from Poland and they erected Roman Catholic Churches in the area. Earlier Settlers along the South Saskatchewan River were Métis...
- Polonized spelling of LanivtsiLanivtsiLanivtsiAlternate names: Lanovtsy [Ukr], ], Lanovtse, Lanavtse, Lanivtsy Region: Volhynia or Lanowce is a city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Lanivtsi Raion. Population is 8,680 ....
, Borshchiv RaionBorshchiv RaionBorshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion Borshchiv raion is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.-Demographics:The district's population is 75,358...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Malonek, Saskatchewan, and the Malonek School District No. 3669, both northeast of Pelly, SaskatchewanPelly, Saskatchewan-External links:********...
; perhaps after "Malynivka" - now MalinówkaMalinówka, Subcarpathian VoivodeshipMalinówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Haczów, within Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Haczów, west of Brzozów, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....
, Brzozów CountyBrzozów CountyBrzozów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Brzozów, which lies ...
, Poland. - New Yaroslau, the name of a Ukrainian block settlementBlock SettlementA block settlement is particular type of land distribution which allows settlers with the same ethnicity to form small colonies.This settlement type was used throughout western Canada between the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
northeast of Yorkton, SaskatchewanYorkton, SaskatchewanYorkton is a city located in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, near the Manitoba border. Founded and incorporated in 1882 by a group of settlers from Ontario, it has grown to 15,038 residents as of the 2006 census. The city is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 and the Rural...
; after the ancient city of Yaroslav - now in Jarosław County, Poland. - Orolow, Saskatchewan (also called "Teshliuk's"), south of KrydorKrydor, Saskatchewan-Notable people:* Mike Kostiuk is a former National Football League offensive lineman.-References:-External links:*******...
- Polonized misspelling of Ordiv, Radekhiv RaionRadekhiv RaionRadekhiv Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Radekhiv. It has a population of 52 439.It was established in 1965.-External links:* *...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Rebryna was a locality northeast of Hafford, SaskatchewanHafford, Saskatchewan-Education:The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906-1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa...
centered on the "Redberry Ivan FrankoIvan FrankoIvan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....
Library and HallNarodny dimA narodni dim is a community hall, with a related organization, in the Ukrainian Canadian community. Nardoni dim literally means "people's home" or "national hall"....
", named after Paul (Pavlo) Rebryna. - Sich School District No. 3454, the Sich community hallNarodny dimA narodni dim is a community hall, with a related organization, in the Ukrainian Canadian community. Nardoni dim literally means "people's home" or "national hall"....
and the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
parish of St. Michael, "Krydor Sich"; all west of Blaine Lake, SaskatchewanBlaine Lake, SaskatchewanBlaine Lake is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is situated 80 kilometers north of Saskatoon at the junction of Saskatchewan Highway 12 and 40....
- after the fortressesZaporizhian SichZaporizhian Sich was socio-political, grassroot, military organization of Ukrainian cossacks placed beyond Dnieper rapids. Sich existed between the 16th and 18th centuries in the region around the today's Kakhovka Reservoir...
of the Ukrainian Cossacks. - Sokal, Saskatchewan, and the Sokal School District No. 1955, both west of Wakaw, SaskatchewanWakaw, Saskatchewan-History:Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925; Diefenbaker's...
- named after SokalSokalSokal is a town located on the banks of the Bug River in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Sokal Raion , the city itself also ranks as a separate raion within the oblast.- History :...
, Sokal RaionSokal RaionSokal Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Sokal. It has a population of 94 500.It was established in 1939.-External links:*...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Stanislavtsi was a locality south of Foam Lake, SaskatchewanFoam Lake, Saskatchewan-References:...
named after Stanislaviv (now Ivano-FrankivskIvano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
), Ukraine; also the location of the "Michael Hrushewski" community hallNarodny dimA narodni dim is a community hall, with a related organization, in the Ukrainian Canadian community. Nardoni dim literally means "people's home" or "national hall"....
. - Vasyliv (or "Kolo Vasyleva") was a locality south of Buchanan, SaskatchewanBuchanan, Saskatchewan-External links:* *...
centered on the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
parish of Saints Constantine and Helena; named after "N. Wasyliw". - Vorobceve was a locality just west of Krydor, SaskatchewanKrydor, Saskatchewan-Notable people:* Mike Kostiuk is a former National Football League offensive lineman.-References:-External links:*******...
centered on the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
Church of St. Demetrius; named after the Worobetz familyStephen WorobetzStephen Worobetz, OC, MC, SOM, FRCS was a Canadian physician and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan....
. - Walawa, Saskatchewan, west of TheodoreTheodore, Saskatchewan-Area statistics: *Lat 51° 57' 00" N*Long 105° 39' 00" W*Dominion Land Survey Sec.15, Twp.28, R.7, W2.*Time zone UTC-6-Location: -See also:*List of communities in Saskatchewan...
; Polonized spelling of "Valiava" - now in Przemyśl CountyPrzemysl CountyPrzemyśl County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, Poland. - Welechko (or "Bilya Velychka") was a locality south of Hafford, SaskatchewanHafford, Saskatchewan-Education:The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906-1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa...
, named after Ivan Welechko - who donated part of his farmland to the Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
parish of The Presentation for a church; also the location of the "Taras ShewchenkoTaras ShevchenkoTaras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...
" community hallNarodny dimA narodni dim is a community hall, with a related organization, in the Ukrainian Canadian community. Nardoni dim literally means "people's home" or "national hall"....
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Rural roads
- Dochylo Road at Christopher Lake, SaskatchewanChristopher Lake, SaskatchewanChristopher Lake is a village located in the Rural Municipality of Lakeland No. 521. It is also the name of the large lake found approximately 2 km north and west of the village. The Village of Christopher Lake is recorded to have a population of 230 during the 2001 Canadian Census...
, after a local family. - Hryciw Road near Prud'homme, SaskatchewanPrud'homme, Saskatchewan-Notable Prud'hommers:*Jeanne Sauvé- former Governor General of Canada*George Viczko - World War II vet- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:********...
, also after a local family.
Saskatoon schools
- Bishop Roborecki School in SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, a Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
separate school named after Bishop Andrii Roboretsky, the first leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
. - St. Volodymyr School in SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, a Ukrainian CatholicUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg...
separate school named after St. Volodymyr the GreatVladimir I of KievVladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...
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Manitoba
- Chortitz, Manitoba, south of WinklerWinkler, ManitobaWinkler is a small city with a population of about 9,900 located in southern Manitoba, Canada in the Rural Municipality of Stanley...
off Highway 32; German spelling of Khortytsia islandKhortytsiaKhortytsia is a national cultural reserve located on one of the largest islands of the Dnieper river, in Ukraine.The island has played an important role in the history of Ukraine, specially in the history of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. This historic site is located within the city limits of...
, located on the Dnipro river within the city of ZaporizhiaZaporizhiaZaporizhia or Zaporozhye [formerly Alexandrovsk ] is a city in southeastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast...
, Ukraine - Manitoba hamlet named by "Russian" Mennonite immigrants. - Dneiper, Manitoba (renamed "Fishing River"), east of Ukraina and northeast of SiftonSifton, ManitobaSifton is an unincorporated community located in the Canadian province of Manitoba approximately 20 km north of Dauphin in the Parkland area. Large influxes of Ukrainians settled this region in the mid-1890s, part of a mass immigration undertaken by the federal government...
- after the Dnipro river. - Komarno, Manitoba, the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "mosquitoMosquitoMosquitoes are members of a family of nematocerid flies: the Culicidae . The word Mosquito is from the Spanish and Portuguese for little fly...
" - possibly after KomarnoKomarnoKomarno is a city located in the Horodok Raion of the Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. It has 4,000 inhabitants. It was founded in 1324. In the center of town is an old Polish Kostel , as well as an old wooden Orthodox church complete with ancient icons...
, Horodok RaionHorodok RaionHorodok Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Horodok. It has a population of 73,974.It was established in 1939.-External links:*...
, Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - Prawda, ManitobaPrawda, ManitobaPrawda is a community situated a few miles east of Hadashville on the Trans Canada Highway in eastern Manitoba. It lies within the boundaries of the Rural Municipality of Reynolds....
, southeast of HadashvilleHadashville, ManitobaHadashville is a small community in eastern Manitoba, Canada. It is located about 100 kilometres east of Winnipeg on Highway 11, 2 miles north of the Trans-Canada Highway. Hadashville is located in the Whitemouth River watershed north of the Sandilands Provincial Forest. Administratively, it is...
on the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway; a Polonized spelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
(and RussianRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
) word pravdaPravda (disambiguation)Pravda . Pravda may also mean:Newspapers:* Pravda, a newspaper of the Soviet Union and a newspaper in Russia...
, "truth". - Szewczenko, Manitoba (renamed "VitaVita, ManitobaVita is a small community in Southeastern Manitoba settled by Ukrainian immigrants in the late 1890s. It is roughly 50 km by road from Steinbach, Manitoba in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn....
"), west of StuartburnStuartburn, ManitobaStuartburn is a small, primarily Ukrainian community in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. Stuartburn is considered to be the first Ukrainian community in Western Canada....
on Provincial Road 201; a Polonized spelling of Taras ShevchenkoTaras ShevchenkoTaras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...
's last name. - Trembowla, Manitoba, northwest of DauphinDauphin, ManitobaDauphin is a small city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne...
on Provincial Road 491; the Polish spelling of TerebovliaTerebovliaTerebovlia is a small city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine, and the administrative center of the Terebovlya Raion . In modern medieval English history texts it is usually written Terebovl....
, Terebovlya RaionTerebovlya RaionTerebovlya Raion is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Terebovlya. It has a population of 70 900.-See also:* Subdivisions of Ukraine* Ternopil Oblast...
, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Ukraina, Manitoba, southeast of EthelbertEthelbert, ManitobaEthelbert is a village that is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Ethelbert in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is 370 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg and 60 kilometres north of Dauphin, Manitoba. The village is located not far from Duck Mountain Provincial Park on PTH 10...
and northwest of SiftonSifton, ManitobaSifton is an unincorporated community located in the Canadian province of Manitoba approximately 20 km north of Dauphin in the Parkland area. Large influxes of Ukrainians settled this region in the mid-1890s, part of a mass immigration undertaken by the federal government...
on Provincial Road 273; a phonetic spelling of "Ukraine" in the Ukrainian languageUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
. - Zora, Manitoba, north of VitaVita, ManitobaVita is a small community in Southeastern Manitoba settled by Ukrainian immigrants in the late 1890s. It is roughly 50 km by road from Steinbach, Manitoba in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn....
and southeast of SteinbachSteinbach, ManitobaSteinbach is a city of approx. 13,500 people in the southeast corner of the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. Steinbach is the largest community in the Eastman region of Manitoba. The city is located in the R.M. of Hanover and bordered to the east by the R.M...
on Highway 12Manitoba Highway 12Provincial Trunk Highway 12 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the U.S. border to a dead end in Grand Beach...
; possibly a variation of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "star" (zirka).
Rural communities
- Halicz, Manitoba, northwest of Trembowla and north of AshvilleAshville, ManitobaAshville is a community in south-western Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains.It is located along Highway 10 and the CPR tracks, north-west of Dauphin...
near Highway 10Manitoba Highway 10Provincial Trunk Highway 10 is a north-south highway that runs from the North Dakota border at the International Peace Garden near Boissevain, north through Brandon, Dauphin, Swan River, and The Pas to the Saskatchewan boundary at Flin Flon. The speed limit is 100 km/h...
- a Polonized spelling of HalychHalychHalych is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The town gave its name to the historic province and kingdom of Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local princes was moved to Lviv...
, a historic Ukrainian city in Ivano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
. - Horod, Manitoba, north of ElphinstoneElphinstone, ManitobaElphinstone is a community in the rural municipality of Strathclair in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located northwest of Brandon, Manitoba and is on Highway 45.It is on the west bank of the Little Saskatchewan River....
on Provincial Road 354, near the south boundary of Riding Mountain National ParkRiding Mountain National ParkRiding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. Consisting of a protected area , the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding prairie farmland. The park is home to wolves, moose, elk, black bears, hundreds of...
- ?. - Jaroslaw, Manitoba, southwest of HnausaHnausa, ManitobaHnausa is a small community located in the area known as New Iceland in Manitoba's Interlake. It is 6 miles, or approximately 10 kilometres, south of Riverton, and is situated on Breidavik on the coast of Lake Winnipeg, in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost...
; the Polish name of the city of Yaroslav, now in Jarosław County, Poland. - Kulish, Manitoba, northwest of EthelbertEthelbert, ManitobaEthelbert is a village that is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Ethelbert in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is 370 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg and 60 kilometres north of Dauphin, Manitoba. The village is located not far from Duck Mountain Provincial Park on PTH 10...
; after Panteleimon Kulish (1819–1897). - Medika, Manitoba, north of HadashvilleHadashville, ManitobaHadashville is a small community in eastern Manitoba, Canada. It is located about 100 kilometres east of Winnipeg on Highway 11, 2 miles north of the Trans-Canada Highway. Hadashville is located in the Whitemouth River watershed north of the Sandilands Provincial Forest. Administratively, it is...
on Provincial Road 507 - ?. - Melnice, Manitoba, west of DunnottarDunnottar, ManitobaDunnottar is a Municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The Municipality - often referred to as the 'Village of Dunnottar' - is located on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, just off Highway 9, south of Winnipeg Beach. The Municipality encompasses the towns of Ponemah, Whytewold, and Matlock....
and southwest of Winnipeg Beach, at the junction of Highway 8 and Provincial Road 225 - ?. - Morweena, Manitoba, northwest of ArborgArborg, ManitobaArborg is a town located in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost in Manitoba's Interlake Region, 103 kilometres north of Winnipeg.The picturesque setting along the Icelandic River was first settled more than 100 years ago...
and southeast of Fisher BranchFisher Branch, ManitobaFisher Branch is a village in the Rural Municipality of Fisher in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located on Highway 17 in the north Interlake region of the province. Fisher Branch was originally named Wasoo, but later was changed to Fisher Branch because it was beside a branch of the...
on Provincial Road 329 - ?. - Okno, Manitoba, northwest of RivertonRiverton, ManitobaRiverton is a village in the province of Manitoba in Canada located approximately 110 kilometres north of Winnipeg. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Bifrost. The CPR's train conductor is reputed to have named the town....
near Shorncliffe - ?. - Oleskiw, Manitoba, west of StuartburnStuartburn, ManitobaStuartburn is a small, primarily Ukrainian community in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. Stuartburn is considered to be the first Ukrainian community in Western Canada....
on Provincial Road 201; after Dr. Joseph OleskiwJoseph OleskiwDr. Joseph Oleskiw or Jósef Olesków was a Ukrainian professor who promoted Ukrainian immigration to the Canadian prairies. His efforts helped encourage the initial wave of settlers which began the Ukrainian Canadian community....
(1860–1903) - author of the pamphlets "About Free Lands" (Pro Vilni Zemli, spring 1895), and "On Emigration" (O emigratsiy, December 1895). - Olha, ManitobaOlha, ManitobaOlha, Manitoba is a Ukrainian community in Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Rossburn....
, east of RossburnRossburn, ManitobaRossburn is a town in Manitoba, located near Waywayseecappo First Nation. The town is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rossburn.-External links:*...
and north of OakburnOakburn, ManitobaOakburn, Manitoba is a community in the Rural Municipality of Shoal Lake, Manitoba.The Hamlet of Oakburn is located at the junction of Highway #21 and #45, 10 km north of Shoal Lake. It began when the Canadian National Railway was built in 1906...
on Provincial Road 577; from female given name Olha (c.f. Russian "Olga") - possibly after Princess OlhaOlga of KievSaint Olga , or Olga the Beauty, hypothetically Old Norse: Helga In some Scandinavian sources she was called other name. born c. 890 died 11 July 969, Kiev) was a ruler of Kievan Rus' as regent Saint Olga , or Olga the Beauty, hypothetically Old Norse: Helga In some Scandinavian sources she was...
(c. 890–969). - Ozerna, Manitoba, southeast of EricksonErickson, ManitobaErickson is a town in the Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located on Highway 10 on 32-17-18W in south central Manitoba. The main industry of Erickson is agriculture....
and northeast of Newdale - literally "lake district". - Petlura, Manitoba, at the junction of Provincial Road 366Manitoba Provincial Road 366Provincial Road 366 is a provincial road in the Canadian province of Manitoba.- Route Description :Provincial Road 366 starts at PTH 83 near Inglis, and zig-zags north-east to Grandview. From there it crosses over the Duck Mountains into Minitonas on the other side. From Minitonas it continues...
and Provincial Road 584 near the north boundary of Riding Mountain National ParkRiding Mountain National ParkRiding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. Consisting of a protected area , the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding prairie farmland. The park is home to wolves, moose, elk, black bears, hundreds of...
- after Ukrainian independence leader Symon Petliura (1879–1926). - Ruthenia, Manitoba, northeast of AngusvilleAngusville, ManitobaAngusville is a small community in the Canadian province of Manitoba,located in the Rural Municipality of Silver Creek. It was named after a pioneer family with the surname Angus.- Heritage :Angusville has a rich history in prairie settlement...
and north of the Waywayseecappo townsiteWaywayseecappo First NationThe Waywayseecappo First Nation is a First Nation located twenty miles east of Russell in Manitoba, Canada. The Nation's Reserve is 10,059 hectare and is located near the southwestern corner of the Riding Mountain National Park. It is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Rossburn and the Rural...
on Provincial Road 264, near the south boundary of Riding Mountain National ParkRiding Mountain National ParkRiding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. Consisting of a protected area , the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding prairie farmland. The park is home to wolves, moose, elk, black bears, hundreds of...
- after the Austro-HungarianAustria-HungaryAustria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
name for the Ukrainian territories of Galicia, BukovinaBukovinaBukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
, and Carpathian RutheniaCarpathian RutheniaCarpathian Ruthenia is a region in Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast , with smaller parts in easternmost Slovakia , Poland's Lemkovyna and Romanian Maramureş.It is...
(now Transcarpathian OblastZakarpattia OblastThe Zakarpattia Oblast is an administrative oblast located in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Uzhhorod...
). - Seech, Manitoba, east of OlhaOlha, ManitobaOlha, Manitoba is a Ukrainian community in Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Rossburn....
and northwest of ElphinstoneElphinstone, ManitobaElphinstone is a community in the rural municipality of Strathclair in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located northwest of Brandon, Manitoba and is on Highway 45.It is on the west bank of the Little Saskatchewan River....
, near the south boundary of Riding Mountain National ParkRiding Mountain National ParkRiding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. Consisting of a protected area , the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding prairie farmland. The park is home to wolves, moose, elk, black bears, hundreds of...
- a phonetic misspelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "sich"; after the fortressesZaporizhian SichZaporizhian Sich was socio-political, grassroot, military organization of Ukrainian cossacks placed beyond Dnieper rapids. Sich existed between the 16th and 18th centuries in the region around the today's Kakhovka Reservoir...
of the Ukrainian Cossacks. - Senkiw, Manitoba, northwest of Roseau River and southwest of Rosa - possibly after a local family.
- Sirko, Manitoba, south of SundownSundown, ManitobaSundown is a small community in southeastern Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, halfway between the communities of Vita and Piney....
near the Minnesota border - ?. - Vidir, Manitoba, northwest of ArborgArborg, ManitobaArborg is a town located in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost in Manitoba's Interlake Region, 103 kilometres north of Winnipeg.The picturesque setting along the Icelandic River was first settled more than 100 years ago...
on Provincial Road 233 - ?. - Zbaraz, Manitoba, southeast of Fisher BranchFisher Branch, ManitobaFisher Branch is a village in the Rural Municipality of Fisher in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located on Highway 17 in the north Interlake region of the province. Fisher Branch was originally named Wasoo, but later was changed to Fisher Branch because it was beside a branch of the...
and northwest of ArborgArborg, ManitobaArborg is a town located in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost in Manitoba's Interlake Region, 103 kilometres north of Winnipeg.The picturesque setting along the Icelandic River was first settled more than 100 years ago...
on Provincial Road 329 - a phonetic spelling of ZbarazhZbarazhZbarazh is a city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zbarazh Raion , and is located in the historic region of Galicia....
, Zbarazh Raion, Ternopil OblastTernopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
. - Zelana, Manitoba, northeast of Ukraina and east of EthelbertEthelbert, ManitobaEthelbert is a village that is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Ethelbert in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is 370 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg and 60 kilometres north of Dauphin, Manitoba. The village is located not far from Duck Mountain Provincial Park on PTH 10...
on Provincial Road 269 - a misspelling of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "green" (zelena). - Zelena, Manitoba, northeast of Makaroff and west of the junction of Provincial Road 594 and Highway 83Manitoba Highway 83Provincial Trunk Highway 83 is a major north-south highway that runs in the far western region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It travels from the North Dakota border south of Melita, north through Virden, Birtle, Russell, and Roblin to its northern terminus with PTH 10 just east of Swan River...
- the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word for "green". - Zoria, Manitoba, east of SiftonSifton, ManitobaSifton is an unincorporated community located in the Canadian province of Manitoba approximately 20 km north of Dauphin in the Parkland area. Large influxes of Ukrainians settled this region in the mid-1890s, part of a mass immigration undertaken by the federal government...
off Highway 10Manitoba Highway 10Provincial Trunk Highway 10 is a north-south highway that runs from the North Dakota border at the International Peace Garden near Boissevain, north through Brandon, Dauphin, Swan River, and The Pas to the Saskatchewan boundary at Flin Flon. The speed limit is 100 km/h...
- a variation of the UkrainianUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
word "star" (zirka).
See also
- Ukrainian languageUkrainian languageUkrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
- History of UkraineHistory of UkraineThe territory of Ukraine was a key center of East Slavic culture in the Middle Ages, before being divided between a variety of powers. However, the history of Ukraine dates back many thousands of years. The territory has been settled continuously since at least 5000 BC, and is also a candidate site...
- Ukrainian Cultural Heritage VillageUkrainian Cultural Heritage VillageThe Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is an open-air museum that uses costumed historical interpreters to recreate pioneer settlements in east central Alberta, Canada. In particular it shows the lives of Ukrainian Canadian settlers from the years 1899 to 1930...
- Joseph OleskiwJoseph OleskiwDr. Joseph Oleskiw or Jósef Olesków was a Ukrainian professor who promoted Ukrainian immigration to the Canadian prairies. His efforts helped encourage the initial wave of settlers which began the Ukrainian Canadian community....
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- Operation Vistula
- Repatriation of Ukrainians from Poland to the Soviet Union
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- WalddeutscheWalddeutscheWalddeutsche Germans , sometimes simply called Polish Germans, the name for a group of people, mostly of German origin, who settled during the 14th-17th century on the territory of present-day Sanockie Pits, Poland, a region which was previously only sparsely inhabited because the land was...
– ethnic Germans who settled amongst PolesPolesthumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
and UkrainiansUkrainiansUkrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
in Galicia. - Bessarabia GermansBessarabia Germans----The Bessarabia Germans are an ethnic group who lived in Bessarabia between 1814 and 1940. Between 1814 and 1842, 9000 of them immigrated from the German areas Baden, Württemberg, Alsace, Bavaria and some Prussian areas of modern-day Poland, to the Russian government of Bessarabia at the Black...
- Black Sea GermansBlack Sea GermansThe Black Sea Germans are ethnic Germans who left their homeland in the 18th and 19th centuries, and settled in territories off the north coast of the Black Sea, mostly in southern Ukraine...
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