More Information about Uhnów

Here is some more information about the town of Uhniv or Ulanow. Of the eight sets of 4th great grandparents, one set--the Kaszucki family--originated in an area that is now in Ukraine. The town of Uhniv is situated in former Eastern Galicia, or Western Ukraine. It is on the right bank of the Solokia River, which flows eastward into the Buh River and which together with the latter carries its waters into the Vistula River and the Baltic Sea. The territory of the town, with the surrounding fields,iwas about 9 square miles in 1934 and a population of 4,212 residing in 885 dwellings. The center or the town, known as the rynok (square), is located on a plateau dominating the marshy valley of the river. The town is in the form of a rectangle, tapered in the eastern direction; this tapered part is known as the "Suburb." Four principal streets converged in the center (rynok) of the town: Rava, Belz, Kariv and Church Streets. Southeast from the square was the Ukrainian Catholic Church, toward the southwestern side the Roman Catholic Church. Between the Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic Churches, there were three synagogues. The Greek Catholic Church is the church the Kaszucki family would have attended. On both sides of the square were stalls used for market days. The people engaged in trade and agriculture. The artisans were organized in guilds. The area was famous for shoemaking. In the 16th and 17th century there were only wooden buildings so there were frequent fires. Their city was also ravaged by pestilence and other calamities ,including Tartar raids. Just outside of the town there were several cemeteries: a general cemetery opposite the Greek Catholic parish house, a cemetery for cholera victims, and a 1915 military. A Jewish cemetery was behind the courthouse. There was once a monastery in the town for monks that followed the way of St. Basil. There was an Orthodox church outside the walls of the city. The immediate area is a very agricultural zone with man made irrigation canals The town itself is on the south side of the "Solokia" river ( which feeds the irrigation canals ). The railway stop was used mainly during the Soviet period for crops and grain grown in the vicinity. The area is flatlands with oak and fir trees dominating the small forests around the town. Revised and edited from: http://www.remer.org/genealogy/memorial_book/historical_summary_hivniv.html https://www.facebook.com/216532571884064/photos/odr%C4%99czna-mapa-uhnowa-wykonana-na-prze%C5%82omie-xix-i-xx-wieku-z-czym-kojarzono-uhn%C3%B3w/875667535970561/