Vovchukhy

Vovchukhy
Вовчухи
Village
Vovchukhy
Coordinates: UA 49°46′57″N 23°31′47″E / 49.78250°N 23.52972°E / 49.78250; 23.52972Coordinates: UA 49°46′57″N 23°31′47″E / 49.78250°N 23.52972°E / 49.78250; 23.52972
Country  Ukraine
Province  Lviv Oblast
District Horodok Raion
Established 1428
Area
 • Total 2,310 km2 (890 sq mi)
Elevation 262 m (860 ft)
Population
 • Total 747
 • Density 0.32/km2 (0.84/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 81506
Area code(s) +380 3231
Website село Вовчухи (Ukrainian)

Vovchukhy (Ukrainian: Вовчу́хи) is a village (selo) in the Lviv Oblast (province), Horodok Raion, of Western Ukraine.
The population of the village is just about 747 people and Local government is administered by Dolynianska village council. [1]

Geography

The village is surrounded by Dobrjany, Dolyniany, Rodatychi and Bratkovychi. It is located at a distance of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the highway in Ukraine connecting Lviv with Przemyśl. Near the village passes railway from Lviv to Przemyśl in Poland. A distance from Kernytsia to the district center Horodok is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), to the regional center of Lviv is 40 kilometres (25 mi) and 51 kilometres (32 mi) to the Przemyśl.

History and Attractions

The village was founded in 1428.[2]
The village has attractions of monumental art of Horodok Raion[3] – a monument to Ivan Franko, and the priest Zahayevych. In the village there is a monument to Taras Shevchenko, a monument to Ukrainian Sich Riflemen.

Personalities

References

  1. ↑ Долинянська сільська рада (Ukrainian)
  2. ↑ (Ukrainian)
  3. ↑ Пам'ятки монументального мистецтва Городоцького району. (Н - 1476) (Ukrainian)
  4. ↑ Загаєвич Василь Дмитрович (Ukrainian)


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