Hradivka, Lviv Oblast

Hradivka
Градівка
Village

Village Hradivka. Panoramic photo.
Hradivka
Coordinates: UA 49°41′32″N 23°32′36″E / 49.69222°N 23.54333°E / 49.69222; 23.54333Coordinates: UA 49°41′32″N 23°32′36″E / 49.69222°N 23.54333°E / 49.69222; 23.54333
Country  Ukraine
Province Lviv OblastLviv Oblast
District Horodok Raion
Established 1426
Area
  Total 13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Elevation 299 m (981 ft)
Population
  Total 1,524
  Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 81532
Website село Градівка (Ukrainian)

Hradivka (the former name — Hoshany ), (Ukrainian: Гра́дівка, Гоша́ни ) is a selo (village) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
Local government — Hradivska village council. [1] Population of village amounts 1524 people.

Geography

The village Hradivka located in the Horodotsky Raion (Horodok Raion), along the Highway Ukraine (H13) Lviv Sambir Uzhhorod.
It is situated in the 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the district center Horodok and 272 kilometres (169 mi) from Uzhhorod.

History

Grave of Polish soldiers of the times of the Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76).

The first record of the village called "Hoshany" dates back to 1426 year.[2] Since 1961 — Hradivka.[3]

During the Polish-Turkish war 1672-1676 in the area Hoshany was a battle between the Turkish army and army of Hetman Sobieski's, where the Turkish army was defeated. On the outskirts of village is preserved a monument.

Churches and museums

In the village there are two churches:

The church was built in 1878 (according to other sources 1854) was funded by the John Janka.
By 1934 was in the village priest Kazimir Hermak (1862 - 1934). He was a husband of sisters Josaphat Kotsylovsky.

In the village there is a private Regional museum of historical and sightseeing. The museum was established on the initiative villager I. Jacenko.[5] The museum has more than 3 thousand exhibits.[6]

References


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