Bratkovychi

Bratkovychi (Ukrainian: Братковичі, pol. Bratkowice) is a selo (village) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Horodotsky Raion (district) near the Polish border. Local government Bratkovytska village council. [1]

Bratkovychi

Братковичі
General view of the village Bratkovychi.
Bratkovychi
Coordinates: 49°47′24″N 23°35′24″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
District Horodok Raion
Established1410
Area
  Total1,295 km2 (500 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
247 m (810 ft)
Population
  Total1,314
  Density1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
81524
Area code+380 3231
Websiteсело Братковичі / райцентр Городок / облцентр Львів (Ukrainian)

The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1410.[2]

In Bratkovychi are Greek Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1903.

Bratkovychi gained notoriety in 1996, when two families, the Pilats and the Krychkovskyi, totaling 9 people, were murdered by the serial killer Anatoly Onoprienko.

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Notes

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References

  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.
  • weather.in.ua


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