Monastyryska

Monastyryska Монастириська
City
Dormition Church in Monastyryska
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Province	Ternopil Oblast
District	Monastyryska Raion
Magdeburg rights	1454
Area
• Total	14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	6,344
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Monastyryska (Ukrainian: Монастириська; Polish: Monasterzyska) is a town in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Monastyryska Raion. In 2001, the population was 6,344. The town is situated on the river Koropets, 15 km (9.32 mi) from Buchach, 140 km (86.99 mi) south east from Lviv, on the road between Ternopil or Berezhany and Ivano-Frankivsk. The river Koropets forms a wide lake. Monasteryska borders Hryhoriv and Bertnyky on the east, Ozekhiv on the south, Vycholky and Stara Huta on the west, Nova Huta, Shveykiv and Kovalivka on the north.

Its older name was Monastyryshche (Монастирище), which gave rise to the Yiddish name Monastrishtsh.

Prior to the war in 1939, the town had 1741 Roman Catholics (Poles), 408 Greek-Catholics (Ukrainians) and 1,310 Jews. The local Roman Catholic church has existed since 1702.

For most of its history the city belonged to the . From the mid-14th century, to 1772 (see Partitions of Poland), it was part of Ruthenian Voivodeship. Monastyryska received a town charter in 1454, and in February 1653, a battle between Polish and Cossack troops took place here, during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. The Polish army under Stefan Czarniecki failed to capture the town, defended by Ivan Bohun.