Skalat

Skalat Скалат
City
Skiline of Skalat
Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Province	Ternopil Oblast
District	Pidvolochysk Raion
Magdeburg rights	1600
Population (2011)
• Total	3,989
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Skalat (Ukrainian: Скалат; Polish: Skałat) is a town in Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Pidvolochysk Raion (district), at around 49°26′N 25°59′E / 49.433°N 25.983°E / 49.433; 25.983Coordinates: 49°26′N 25°59′E / 49.433°N 25.983°E / 49.433; 25.983.

Skalat was first mentioned in the early 16th century. At that time, the village belonged to Halicz Land, Ruthenian Voivodeship, Kingdom of Poland. In c. 1600, when Skalat belonged to the noble Sienienski family, which began construction of a castle. Zbigniew Sienienski, the castellan of Lublin, founded a new town, which he called Dębno, after family’s coat of arms. The name did not catch, however, and in 1602, Skalat was purchased by the Chodkiewicz family. Twelve years later, the village was in the hands of the Korecki family, and in 1627, it was purchased by Krzysztof Wichrowski, the miecznik of Halicz.