| Vovkiv Вовків | |
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| Coordinates: 49°42′46″N 24°4′25″E / 49.71278°N 24.07361°E / 49.71278; 24.07361 | |
| 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.
History
The village is known from 1447.
After the liquidation of the Pustomyty Raion on 19 July 2020, the village became part of the Lviv Raion.
Religion
- Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary with a bell tower (1706, wooden, architectural monuments of local importance),
- Saint Mary Magdalene church (1929, designed by architect Bronisław Wiktor, RCC).
Monuments
A monument to Kornylo Ustiyanovych erected on the territory of the Ustianovych Museum-Estate.
Notable residents
- Kornylo Ustiyanovych (1839–1903), Ukrainian painter, writer and folklorist
- Ruslan Zabranskyi (born 1971), Ukrainian professional football
Ivan Franko visited the village; the Czech ethnographer František Řehoř [cs] lived there.
References
- "Солонківська територіальна громада". Децентралізація.
- ^ "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
- "Wołków (1)". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 13. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1893. p. 871.
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