Biskovychi

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Biskovychi
Бісковичі
Village
Coat of arms of Biskovychi
Biskovychi is located in Ukraine
Biskovychi
Biskovychi
Coordinates: 49°32′20″N 23°09′21″E / 49.53889°N 23.15583°E / 49.53889; 23.15583
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastLviv
RaionSambir
Area
11.54 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population
2,413
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)

Biskovychi (Ukrainian: Бісковичі, Polish: Biskowice) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. Biskovychi hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

The village was first mentioned in 1375. In the interwar period the village belonged to Poland and was inhabited by over 3000 people, mostly Poles.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Бісковицька громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  2. ^ Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 125. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.


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