Chortkiv

Name in Ukrainian: 
Чортків (Chortkiv)
Name in Polish: 
Czortkow
Name in German: 
Tschortkiw
Name in Hebrew: 
צ'ורטקוב
Name in Yiddish: 
טשאָרטקאָוו
Historical-cultural region: 
Eastern Galicia
Administrative District : 
Ternopil Region
Coordinates: 
49°01' N, 25°48' E
Administrative History: 

 

 

 Years Town   District  Province Country 
 1772-1918  Czortków  Czortków  Galicia  Austrian Empire
 1918-1939  Czortków  Czortków  Tarnopol  Poland
 1945-1989  Chortkov      Soviet Union
 Since 1989  Chortkiv      Ukraine

 

Population Data: 

 

Jewish Population

General Population

Year

746

(?)

1765

2089

3920

1809

2214

3524

1880

3106

4531

1890

3146

5099

1900

2907

5167

1910

3314

5191

1921

5869

19089

1935

 

 

 

The city of Czortków is located about 80 km. south of Tarnopol. It is the largest city in Podolia.

on the eastern bank of the Seret River, one of the tributaries of the Dniester River. In 1522 the Polish noble Jerzy Czartoryski was granted the right to turn the small village into a town.

At the beginning of the 17th century, the town held two annual fairs as well as a weekly market day. Despite this seeming economic stability, the town underwent many disturbances throughout the 17th century, due to its location. The city was captured by the Tatars, the Cossacks and even the Hungarians, and in the final quarter of the century became the property of the Ottoman Empire. Under the rule of the Ottoman sultan Czortków was designated the capital of the region and became the seat of the deputy pasha. The city was recaptured by the Polish noble Andrzej Potocki in 1683, and following the Treaty of Karlowitz, in 1699, was transferred to the Potocki family.