Biskovychi
Biskovychi (Ukrainian: Бісковичі, Polish: Biskowice) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine.
Biskovychi
Бісковичі | |
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Village | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Biskovychi | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′20″N 23°09′21″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv |
| Raion | Sambir |
| Area | 11.54 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,413 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
The village was first mentioned in 1375. In the interwar period the village belonged to Poland and was inhabited by over 3000 people, mostly Poles.[1]
References
- Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 125. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.
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