Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
Petropavlivska Borshchahivka (Ukrainian: Петропавлівська Борщагівка) is a village in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Subordinated to Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion.
Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Петропавлівська Борщагівка | |
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Village | |
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  Petropavlivska Borshchahivka  Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′01.8″N 30°19′42.8″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kiev Oblast |
| Raion | Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion |
| First mentioned | 1497 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,485 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 08130 |
| Area code(s) | +380 4598 |
| Website | http://ppborshchagivka.at.ua/ |
History
According to the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland in 1497 the village was passed by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander Jagiellon to Kiev monasteries.
The name of the village originates from the river ″Borshchahivka″ (today also known as Nyvky) over which the village is located, and the Petropavlivskiy Dominican monastery, which in turn got its name from two apostles: Peter and Paul).
In total around the city of Kiev, there were five villages named as Borshchahivka, three of which today with the city limits of Kiev.
Gallery
A village school
A pond
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gollark: The mysterious ways of the Broccoli God.
gollark: ***mysterious***
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See also
- Sofiyivska Borshchahivka, a neighboring village
- Borshchahivka, the Kiev city neighborhood
References
External links
- Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich – Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (Filip Sulimierski i Władysław Walewski, 1887. — T. VIII : Perepiatycha — Pożajście.)
- Borshchahivka. Website of the Kiev's history.
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