Medzhybizh
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Medzhybizh is a historic town in western Ukraine best known as a major center of early Hasidic Judaism and the longtime home of the Baal Shem Tov.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic town
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urban-type settlement ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 49.4333°N 27.4000°E ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Jewish heritage sites
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Ukrainian architectural heritage ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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religious tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic site of national significance of Ukraine ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
birthplace of Medzhybizh Hasidic dynasty
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center of Jewish learning in Podolia ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | settlement hromada center ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Medzhibozh
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Medzhybizh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mezhbizh NERFINISHED ⓘ Меджибіж NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Khmelnytskyi
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Letychiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Baal Shem Tov grave site
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Hasidic pilgrimage complex ⓘ Jewish cemetery ⓘ Medzhybizh Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 1,000–2,000 inhabitants (early 21st century) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of Jewish religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the Baal Shem Tov
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being an early center of Hasidic Judaism ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
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Khmelnytskyi Raion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Podolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Western Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
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Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNextToBodyOfWater |
Buzhok River
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Southern Bug River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | road between Khmelnytskyi and Vinnytsia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (historically)
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Russian Empire (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionImportantInPlace |
Hasidic Judaism
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Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | development of early Hasidic movement in the 18th century ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Baal Shem Tov
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Israel ben Eliezer NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apt NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Boruch of Medzhybizh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Baal Shem Tov’s ohel
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Hasidic pilgrimage gatherings on Jewish holidays ⓘ Medzhybizh Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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