Medukha, Halych Raion
Medukha (Ukrainian: Медуха) is a village in the Halych Raion of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in western Ukraine. Hnyla Lypa River flows near of the village.
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.JPG) Ruins of the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
  Medukha  Medukha | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′56″N 24°48′36″E | |
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| Oblast |  |
| Raion | Halych Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 442 |
| • Density | 25.65/km2 (66.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 77145 |
| Area code(s) | +380 3431 |
History
First written mention comes from the 15th century. Then belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1772 until 1918 to Austrian (Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary) empires, in 1918-1919 to West Ukrainian People's Republic. From 1991 belonged to Ukraine.
Reading room of Ukrainian society Prosvita operated in the village.
Attractions
- Church
- Roman Catholic church
People
- Dmytro Vitovsky - a Ukrainian politician and military leader, chairman of Ukrainian Military Committee, the first commander of the Ukrainian Galician Army, State Secretary of WUPR
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References
Sources
- (in Polish) Koscioly i klasztory rzymskokatolockie dawnego wojewodztwa ruskiego.— Кrаków, 2002
External links
- Medukha, google maps
- (in Ukrainian) Медуха. Замки та храми України
- Meducha in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, volume VI (Malczyce — Netreba) 1885, S. 230. (in Polish)
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