Kryvka
Kryvka (Ukrainian: Кривка, Polish: Krywka) is a village (selo) in Turka Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine.
Kryvka
Кривка | |
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Village | |
  Kryvka | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′56″N 23°04′22″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv |
| Raion | Turka |
| Area | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population | 459 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Kryvka was established as a private village in the late 15th century. An Orthodox church was mentioned here in 1561. There is a Saint Nicholais Orthodox church, built in 1928 in the Ukrainian national style. The older Greek Catholic church built here in 1765 was moved to the open-air museum in Lviv in 1930.[1]
References
- Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 443. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.
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