Sytykhiv

Sytykhiv (Ukrainian: Ситихів; Polish: Sieciechów) is a village in the Zhovkivskyi Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. The village is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the oblast's administrative center, Lviv. As of the 2001 All-Ukrainian Census, Sytykhiv's total population is 347.[2]

Sytykhiv Ситихів
Coordinates: 49°29′52″N 23°24′16″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Lviv Oblast
Raion	Zhovkivskyi Raion
City Council	Dubliany City Council
First mentioned	1571[1]
Area
• Total	6.3 km^2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population  (2001 Census)
• Total	347
• Density	55.08/km^2 (142.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	80382
Area code(s)	+380 3252
Website	Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

It is believed that the name Sytykhiv is derived from the Proto-Slavic name Sebetikh.[1] The first settlement in the location carried the name Sebetikhiv dvir. Its name later transformed into Setikhiv, and later Sytykhiv.[1] The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1571.[1]

The only church in the city, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an example of traditional Ukrainian wooden church architecture. It was built in 1878 and is currently under jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[3]

References

1. Laba, V. (1997). History of villages Mali Pidlisky and Sytykhiv from foundation until 1939 (in Ukrainian). Lviv.
2. "Village of Sytykhiv, Lvivska Oblast, Zhovkivskyi Raion, City of Dubliany". Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 2001. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
3. Rodriguez, Alex (April 6, 2008). "'Improvement' puts Ukraine's famed wooden churches in peril". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-04-13.