Lysovychi (Ukrainian: Лисо́вичі) is a village in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine.[1] It belongs to Morshyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Local government is administered by Lysovytska village council.[3] The population of the village is about 1770 people. [4]
Lysovychi
Лисовичі | |
|---|---|
 The Church of St. Demetrius and of the Epiphany | |
  Lysovychi | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′23″N 23°53′13″E / 49.12306°N 23.88694°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Lviv Oblast |
| District |  Stryi Raion |
| Established | 1702 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 346 m (1,135 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,170 |
| • Density | 6,324/km2 (16,380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 82486 |
| Area code | +380 3245 |
| Website | село Лисовичі (Ukrainian) |
Geography edit
The village is located in the Carpathian Foothills and is located at a distance of 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the district center of Stryi along the road Highway H10 (Ukraine)[5] (
H 10) from Stryi to Chișinău and 88 kilometres (55 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 84 kilometres (52 mi) from the regional center of Ivano-Frankivsk (administrative center of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast).[6]
And this village is located on the altitude of 346 metres (1,140 ft) above sea level.
History edit
The first written mention dates back to year 1702. According to other sources Lysovychi were first mentioned in written sources in 1371. During the First World War, the village was the scene of fierce fighting, the ground was burned, crops destroyed.[7]
Monuments of architecture edit
The village has two sights of architecture Stryi district:[8]
- Epiphany church (Bohoyavlenska tserkva) 1712 (525/1-М).
- Bell tower of Epiphany church (Dzvinytsya Bohoyavlenskoyi tserkvy) (19th century) (525/2-М).
Personalities edit
References edit
- ^ Lysovychi (Ly'sovichi, Lysovichi, Lisowice) on the online Google map with streets and house numbers
- ^ "Моршинская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Lysovytska village council Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lysovychi village: street map, photos Archived 2014-12-04 at archive.today
- ^ Автошлях Н 10(in Ukrainian)
- ^ DELLA
- ^ История Городов и Сёл, Том Львовская область, стр. 670 Archived 2014-12-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Пам'ятки архітектури Стрийського району(in Ukrainian)
- ^ Борис Йосип Іванович(in Ukrainian)
- ^ Bukshovanyy Osyp Ivanovych (in Ukrainian)
External links edit
Literature edit
- (in Ukrainian) History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR, Lvov region. – Київ : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р., 834 стор.
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