Verkhivtsi (Ukrainian: Верхівці, Polish: Rajtarowice) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. It belongs to Biskovychi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Verkhivtsi
Верхівці
Village
Verkhivtsi is located in Lviv Oblast
Verkhivtsi
Verkhivtsi
Verkhivtsi is located in Ukraine
Verkhivtsi
Verkhivtsi
Coordinates: 49°38′07″N 23°06′02″E / 49.63528°N 23.10056°E / 49.63528; 23.10056
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastLviv
RaionSambir
Area
9.465 km2 (3.654 sq mi)
Population
1,047
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)

The local Orthodox church was mentioned in 1507.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Бесковицкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 138. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.