Hradivka, Lviv Oblast
Hradivka (the former name — Hoshany ), (Ukrainian: Гра́дівка, Гоша́ни) is a selo (village) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
Local government — Hradivska village council. [1] The population of the village numbers approximately 1525 people.
Hradivka Градівка | |
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Village | |
![]() Village Hradivka. Panoramic photo. | |
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Coordinates: 49°41′32″N 23°32′36″E | |
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Established | 1426 |
Area | |
• Total | 13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,524 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 81532 |
Website | село Градівка (in Ukrainian) |
Geography
The village Hradivka located in the Horodotsky Raion (Horodok Raion), along the Highway Ukraine (
It is situated in the 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the district center Horodok and 272 kilometres (169 mi) from Uzhhorod.
History
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The first record of the village called "Hoshany" dates back to 1426 year.[2] Since 1961 — Hradivka.[3]
During the Polish-Turkish war 1672-1676 in the area Hoshany was a battle between the Turkish army and army of Hetman Sobieski's, where the Turkish army was defeated. On the outskirts of village is preserved a monument.
Churches and museums
In the village there are two churches:
- Church of the Transfiguration (wood) 1878[4] (Previous church was built in 1735.) To the east of the Church is a three-tiered wooden belfry.
The church was built in 1878 (according to other sources 1854) was funded by the John Janka.
By 1934 was in the village priest Kazimir Hermak (1862 - 1934).
He was a husband of sisters Josaphat Kotsylovsky.
- Church of the Holy Eucharist (stone), which was consecrated in 2011.
In the village there is a private Regional museum of historical and sightseeing. The museum was established on the initiative villager I. Jacenko.[5] The museum has more than 3 thousand exhibits.[6]
Gallery
- Church of the Holy Eucharist. Hradivka.
- Church of the Transfiguration (wood) 1878.
- The grave of the priest Kazymyr Hermak (1862 - 1934)
- The private Castle Museum of I.Yatsenko.
References
- Градівська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
- (in Ukrainian)
- Облікова картка Градівка(in Ukrainian)
- Градівка. Церква Преображення Господнього 1878(in Ukrainian)
- У селі Градівці спорудили домашній музей(in Ukrainian)
- А найдавніший експонат – бивні мамонта Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine(in Ukrainian)