Velyki Hrybovychi

Velyki Hrybovychi (Ukrainian: Вели́кі Грибо́вичі) is a village in Zhovkva Raion, Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. The population of the village is about 1704 people. Local government is administered by Hrybovytska village council.[1]

Velyki Hrybovychi

Великі Грибовичі
Velyki Hrybovychi
Coordinates: 49°54′41″N 24°03′08″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
District Zhovkva Raion
Established1440
Area
  Total1,230 km2 (470 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
251 m (823 ft)
Population
  Total1,704
  Density13,854/km2 (35,880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
80380
Area code+380 3252
Websiteсело Великі Грибовичі (Ukrainian)

Geography

The village is located in the direction Highway M09 (Ukraine) ( M09) at a distance 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the regional center of Lviv and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the district center Zhovkva. The village Mali Hrybovychi is located not far, a distance of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), from Velyki Hrybovychi.

History

The first written mention dates back to year 1440.[2]
In the village was a Greek Catholic parish but the Roman Catholic parish was in a nearby village Malekhiv.

Attractions

An architectural monument of local importance of the Zhovkva Raion is in the village Velyki Hrybovychi. It is the St. Cosmas and St. Damian's Greek Catholic Church, built in 1897 (1927-M).[3] Construction of the church was started in 1897 and been completed in the 1906. Church was consecrated by Metropolitan Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky on April 22, 1908.

References

Literature

  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р., сторінка 532


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