Humnyska
| Humnyska Гумниська | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Coordinates: UA 49°58′08″N 24°43′17″E / 49.96889°N 24.72139°ECoordinates: UA 49°58′08″N 24°43′17″E / 49.96889°N 24.72139°E | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Province |
 Lviv Oblast |
| District |
 Busk Raion |
| Established | 1476 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,389 km2 (922 sq mi) |
| Elevation/(average value of) | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 455 |
| • Density | 190,46/km2 (49,330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 80531 |
| Area code | +380 3264 |
| Website | село Гумниська(Ukrainian) |
Humnyska (Ukrainian: Гумни́ська) is a village (selo) in Busk Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine.
The village covers an area of 2,389 km2 at an altitude of 218 metres (720 ft) above sea level.[1] Local government is administered by Humnyska village council.[2]
A village Chuchmany is also in the structure of local government.
Geography
The village is located near the highway in European route E40 E 40 connecting Lviv with Kiev. Distance to the highway is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). And a distance from the regional center Lviv is 63 kilometres (39 mi) , 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the district center Busk, and 481 kilometres (299 mi) from Kiev.
History and Culture
Village Humnyska, probably founded in the fifteenth century; have a record of where it was first mentioned in 1476.
Traces of Stone Age settlements (3rd millennium BC) and early Bronze Age the archaeological excavations have revealed near the village Chuchmany and Humnyska.
From 1772 the village was a part of Austrian Empire, since 1867 as part of Austro-Hungarian Empire. From 1920 to 1939 Humnyska were part of Second Polish Republic.
In 1931 in the village was built school. The first director was Stepan Kalynevych. He led the school until 1945 and made a significant contribution to the development of education in rural areas.[3]
Cult constructions and religion
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The first church building was built of wood in 1724. The new building was built and consecrated November 21, 1926, and it survived to the present day. This is the Church of St. Michael the Archangel. The Church is in the list of wooden churches Lviv region.[4]
In 1838 Markiyan Shashkevych was a priest in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel.
Famous people
- Markiyan Shashkevych – was a priest of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, a poet, a translator, and the leader of the literary revival in Right Bank Ukraine. In 1838 Markiyan Shashkevych was a priest in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in the village Humnyska.
- Yulian Voronovskyi – was the Eparchial bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir – Drohobych since March 30, 1994 to October 27, 2011.[5] (born May 5, 1936 in Humnyska).
- Stepan Kalynevych – the school director from 1931 until 1945 in Humnyska.
References
- ↑ Село Гумниська (Львівська обл.): карта вулиць, фото (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Гумниська сільська рада (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Історична довідка села Гумниська (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Список дерев'яних храмів Львівської області (Гумниська, 49°58′08″ пн. ш. 24°43′17″ сх. д., Церква Св. Арх. Михайла, 1926, УГКЦ ) (Ukrainian)
- ↑ "Bishop Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U.". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
Literature
- Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Тершів. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 203 (Ukrainian)
- М. Арендач. Село Плав'є: погляд крізь віки. Львів: Ініціатива, 2012–176с. Редактор Ігор Дах. (V.6. Культурний розвиток, стор. 120) (Ukrainian)