The village of Zabolotivka on the Seret River is located 20 kilometers south of Chortkiv. Administratively, it is part of the Nahirianska hromada of Chortkiv district of Ternopil region.
The first written mention of the village of Zabolotivka dates back to 1584, although the marshy area itself on the outskirts of the neighboring village of Ulashkivtsi has been known since the 15th century. The settlement that arose on the opposite side of the swamp began to be called Zabolotivka.
The presence of dense thickets of marsh sedge, which is a raw material for making brushes, determined the main craft of local residents - brush making (a museum has been opened).
The ancient wooden church of the Holy Trinity, built in 1646 on the site of an even older church, is a monument of ...
Brush Museum
Museum / gallery
The Brush Museum opened in 2025 in the premises of the Zabolotivka Starostvo on the initiative of the starost of the village of Zabolotivka, Mariya Hadzhala. The exhibition is dedicated to local brush makers and their craft - brush making, which has long been widespread in this village.
The exhibition presents ancient tools and instruments of brush makers, sheaves of local sedge, which served as the main material for making bristles, and samples of finished products.
The interior of the museum hall is decorated with other antiques - a bambetl, century-old images, household items, samples of local embroidery from the villagers' hiding places. A separate corner is dedicated to local participants in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
By prior arrangement, the museum can organize a master class on making brushes.
Administrative status | village |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1584 |
Latitude | 48.884975 |
Longitude | 25.83495 |
Area, sq. km | 1.68 |
Population | 537 |
Postal codes | 48573 |
Region | Ternopil |