The sculptural composition, crowned with the figure of Saint John Nepomuk, was installed in Buchach at the crossroads of the roads to Ternopil and Chortkiv in 1750.

It was one of the early works of the outstanding sculptor Ivan Pinzel. Prague priest John Nepomuk was martyred in 1393, refusing to reveal the secret of the confession of the wife of Emperor Wenceslas IV of Luxembourg. The cult of the saint was widespread in the 18th century. John Nepomuk's roadside sculpture was ordered by Count Mykola Potocki to Pinzel, as evidenced by Potocki's "Pilyava" coat of arms on the pedestal.

During the Soviet era, the Saint John Nepomuk Sculpture was destroyed. Restored in 2007 in the former place (now the road fork is located a little higher), the author of the copy ...

The sculptural composition, crowned with the figure of Saint John Nepomuk, was installed in Buchach at the crossroads of the roads to Ternopil and Chortkiv in 1750.

It was one of the early works of the outstanding sculptor Ivan Pinzel. Prague priest John Nepomuk was martyred in 1393, refusing to reveal the secret of the confession of the wife of Emperor Wenceslas IV of Luxembourg. The cult of the saint was widespread in the 18th century. John Nepomuk's roadside sculpture was ordered by Count Mykola Potocki to Pinzel, as evidenced by Potocki's "Pilyava" coat of arms on the pedestal.

During the Soviet era, the Saint John Nepomuk Sculpture was destroyed. Restored in 2007 in the former place (now the road fork is located a little higher), the author of the copy is Roman Vilhushynskyi.