Toky


Toky is a village in the valley of the Zbruch River in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine.

History

There are ruins that date back to the time of Kievan Rus but the first written record of the village is not until 30 March 1430. The castle was built in the late 16th century by Janusz Zbaraski, voivode of Bracław and according to legend Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, "Hammer of the Cossacks" spent his childhood there.
The river made a natural border between the Habsburg empire and Poland, the village began the 20th century under Habsburg control but then became part of Poland.
There was a Polish Catholic Church but it was demolished in Soviet times. The sizeable Jewish population was lost in the Holocaust.

Notable people