Pobuzhany

Pobuzhany (Ukrainian: Побужа́ни) is a village (selo), which is located in Busk Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It is a small village, which has an area of 4.4 km2. The population of the village is about 1040 people [1] and Local government is administered by Pobuzhanska village council. [2]

Pobuzhany

Побужани
village
Pobuzhany
Coordinates: 50°00′51″N 24°33′35″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
District Busk Raion
Established1433
Area
 • Total4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 • Total1,040
 • Density0.24/km2 (0.61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
80513
Area code+380 3264
Websiteсело Побужани/райцентр Буськ (Ukrainian)

Geography

The village is located on the right bank of Western Bug river, and is at the north-west of the Highway M06 (Ukraine) ( M06) at a distance 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the district center Busk, Ukraine and 59 kilometres (37 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, on the altitude of 214 metres (700 ft)above sea level.

History

The first written records about village which mention it date back to 1433. It was the testimony of borders of the village Pobuzhany.

Cult constructions and religion

The village has active Church of Christ's Resurrection (stone, 2002) and wooden church and bell tower of Church the Ascension of the Lord (1777) preserved in the village. This is a wooden church, an architectural monument of local importance. [3]

References
  1. Село Побужани: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
  2. Побужанська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  3. Список дерев'яних храмів Львівської області (Побужани/50°00′51″ пн. ш. 24°33′35″ сх. д./Церква Вознесіння Господнього (1777)/Церква не діюча) (in Ukrainian)


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