The Pokutsk village of Chernelitsa is located near the Dniester, 20 km north of Gorodenka. Known from 1420-40. like Cherlenitsa. The name probably came from a small river flowing through the village with a reddish (blackened) bottom. However, there is a legend that the name Chornolitsa was given to the village by Prince M. Czartoryski in honor of his wife, who was distinguished by her dark skin and black hair (other legends tell about the suicide of the princess, who either cheated on her husband in his absence, or did not carry out his important order). The Czartoryski family acquired Chernelitsa in the 17th century. after the Yazlovetsky gentry. It was then that the construction of the Chernelitsky castle began, which has survived to this day. During the Moldavian campaigns, the Polis ...
Administrative status | urban village |
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Founded / first mentioned | XV |
Region | Ivano-Frankivsk |