Velyki Hrybovychi
Velyki Hrybovychi
Великі Грибовичі | |
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  Velyki Hrybovychi | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′41″N 24°03′08″E / 49.91139°N 24.05222°ECoordinates: 49°54′41″N 24°03′08″E / 49.91139°N 24.05222°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Lviv Oblast |
| District |  Zhovkva Raion |
| Established | 1440 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,230 km2 (470 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,704 |
| • Density | 13,854/km2 (35,880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 80380 |
| Area code | +380 3252 |
| Website | село Великі Грибовичі (Ukrainian) |
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]
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.
Gallery[]
SS Cosmas and Damian Church
Sts Cosmas & Damian Church
References[]
- ^ "Hrybovytska village council". Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ^ Velyki Hrybovychi village: street map, description
- ^ Пам'ятки архітектури Жовківського району (in Ukrainian)
External links[]
- village Velyki Hrybovychi
- Geographical Names; Velikiye Gribovichi: Ukraine
- Великі Грибовичі. Церква св. Кузьми і Дем’яна(in Ukrainian)
- weather.in.ua
Literature[]
- Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р., сторінка 532
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