Okopy Świętej Trójcy
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Okopy Окопи |
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| Village | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil |
| Established | 1692 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,541 km2 (595 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,880 |
Okopy (Ukrainian: Окопи, Polish: Okopy Świętej Trójcy, Yiddish: אָקופּ, translit. Okup) is a village (selo) in western Ukraine. It is located in the Borshchiv Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province), and had its origins as a Polish fortress at the meeting of the Zbruch and Dniester rivers.
The current estimated population is around 557 (as of 2005).
The settlement was previously referred to as Okopy Svyatoyi Triytsi (Polish: Okopy Świętej Trójcy; Russian: Окопы Святой Троицы), translated as the Ramparts of the Holy Trinity.
The stronghold and the neighbouring town were built in 1692, by Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, Grand Hetman of the Crown. The site was chosen by King Jan III Sobieski of Poland, as a measure to stop a possible attack from the nearby Turkish-seized fortresses of Kamieniec Podolski, twenty kilometers away, and Chocim, eight kilometers away. The fortress was expanded by Tylman of Gameren, one of the most notable Polish architects of the time.
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