Vovkiv
Vovkiv
Вовків | |
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  Vovkiv Location in Lviv Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′46″N 24°4′25″E / 49.71278°N 24.07361°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Lviv Raion |
| Hromada | Solonka rural hromada |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 81139 |
Vovkiv (Ukrainian: Вовків) is a village in the Solonka rural hromada of the Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine.[1]
History
[edit]The village is known from 1447.[2]
After the liquidation of the Pustomyty Raion on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Lviv Raion.[3]
Religion
[edit]- Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary with a bell tower (1706, wooden, architectural monuments of local importance),[2]
- Saint Mary Magdalene church (1929, designed by architect Bronisław Wiktor, RCC).[2]
Monuments
[edit]A monument to Kornylo Ustiyanovych[4] erected on the territory of the Ustianovych Museum-Estate.[5]
Notable residents
[edit]- Kornylo Ustiyanovych (1839–1903), Ukrainian painter, writer and folklorist
- Ruslan Zabranskyi (born 1971), Ukrainian professional football
Ivan Franko visited the village;[2] the Czech ethnographer František Řehoř lived there.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Солонківська територіальна громада". Децентралізація.
- ^ a b c d "Костел Св. Марії Магдалини – архітектурний шедевр "Львівських Карпат", який руйнується (відео)". Фотографії старого Львова. 2016-01-07.
- ^ Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року № 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"
- ^ Галина Терещук (2013-11-06). "Село Вовків". Радіо Свобода.
- ^ "Напитися з вовківського джерела…". День.
- ^ Стеблій Ф. І. "Ржегорж Франтішек". Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine.
Sources
[edit]- "Wołków (1)". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 13. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1893. p. 871.
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