Mavkovychi

Mavkovychi (Ukrainian: Ма́вковичі)–- village (selo) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Horodotsky Raion (Horodok Raion), placed along the way Horodok - Velykyi Liubin. Local government —Kernytska village council. [1] The first mention of Mavkovychi dates from the year 1490.[2] Then the village has received Magdeburg rights.

Mavkovychi

Ма́вковичі
village
Mavkovychi
Coordinates: 49°44′50″N 23°41′51″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
District Horodok Raion
Established1490
Area
 • Total1,19 km2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
267 m (876 ft)
Population
 • Total1,190
 • Density999,16/km2 (258,780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
81550
Area code+380 3231
Websiteсело Мавковичі (Ukrainian)

The village Mavkovychi is situated in the 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the district center Horodok and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Velykyi Liubin.[3]

In the village there are church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. The first stone cross was consecrated in 1898, and the church was built in 1902.

References
  1. Керницька сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  2. (in Ukrainian)
  3. DELLA

Literature
  • History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR, Lvov region. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. (in Ukrainian)


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