Yakymiv
Yakymiv (Ukrainian: Яки́мів) is a village (selo) in the Kamianka-Buzka Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine.
It is a small village, that has the population just about 299 persons. [1] Local government is administered by Vyrivska village council.[2]
Yakymiv Якимів | |
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  Yakymiv | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′29″N 24°20′38″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province |  |
| District |  |
| Established | 1547 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0,680 km2 (260 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 299 |
| • Density | 0.44/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 80441 |
| Area code | +380 3254 |
| Website | село Якимів/райцентр Кам'янка-Бузька(Ukrainian) |
History
The first chronicle mention of Yakymiv dates back to 1578.
The village during the Polish rule of 1918-1939.
In the Second Polish Republic (1918-1939) the village is a rural commune. From August 1, 1934. as part of the reforms, the village is part of the Didyliv commune of Kamianka-Strumyliv district. According to old-timers, during the rule of the Poles, the village was repressed, including arson.
The village during the Soviet rule of 1939-1991.
In 1939, after the conclusion of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Soviet power came to the village. "In our village it was received with enthusiasm, because in our country, in Galicia, it was considered a reunification with Greater Ukraine," said Volodymyr Kuk (a member of the OUN Security Council.). we haven't seen cheap ones before. My father went to the store and said that the Soviets were probably good people, they had brought so many products once. " But "enthusiasm" abruptly waned after Soviet "liberators" began repressing conscious Ukrainians, setting fire to villages, and so on.
OUN-UPA struggle against the Soviet occupiers
On August 15, 1944, after the battle of the "liberators" with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army detachment, the village was set on fire again by the Bolsheviks. Five insurgents from the OUN Security Service militant were killed in the battle. After the battle, the Bolsheviks carried out a "purge" and took away many men.
From the chronicles of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army it is known that on April 26, 1944. in the village housed for one day a hundred "Poor". The next time the hundred stood guard in the woods near Yakimov on August 28, 1944. The forest was not suitable for them to live in, but because the rebels were caught in the day, they could not move. The rebels did not have time to rest after the hard road when the shots were heard. The Bolsheviks attacked the forest from two sides. The defense was difficult to conduct, so the commander of "Yastrub" decided to break through the road Lviv-Zolochiv and stay in another location. Fortunately, hundreds have succeeded.
September 4, 1944 one family was arrested and deported.
December 1, 1944 The Bolsheviks raided the village of Yakymov, where they captured one man, two girls, and killed two men from the special forces. During the same raid, the Bolsheviks burned three farms.
December 4, 1944 another NKVD raid was carried out, two insurgents were captured during the raid and the morgue in the cemetery was burned. During the raid, a Bolshevik lieutenant said, "Dig for hiding places, because the actions will be intensified now." In the end, he said that the war would end soon.
December 4, 1945 The NKVD arrested two residents - Kruk J. and Makar M.
In 1947, there was a Bolshevik garrison in the village, which had to keep order, because the village was considered nationalistic and dangerous for the new government, because there was constant resistance. The occupiers went from house to house, gathering people, campaigning for the people to vote for the communist Pelekhaty. The rebels called on the people to boycott the elections, to disregard the orders of the occupying power. Communications were broadcast in the villages "flyers", which urged residents not to obey and not to participate in elections. The peasants obeyed the rebels, and no one went to the polls, except the units to the death of intimidated people or supporters of the occupiers. Elections in the village were disrupted. The Bolsheviks began to teach the rebellious inhabitants. The village was cleansed ... During the so-called "cleansing", on March 20, 1947, a resident Anna Girna was arrested (they had two pieces of evidence: one - she is in the photo among the girls who were taught to be nurses by the rebels, the other - her handwriting under " flyer ").
The consciousness of some villagers was so great that even children joined the struggle. They left the village and when they saw that the Bolshevik garrison was coming, they immediately let the villagers and insurgents know. Among those children was the younger sister of the above-mentioned Anna - Maria Girna, who on January 16, 1946. also arrested. Maria Hirna was a liaison. Mostly received and transmitted information received from the insurgents to Ubyn.
Church of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The church was built in 1852.
The wooden church stands at the beginning of Yakimov, on the rise, to the right of the road (if you go from the side of Vyrov). Until 1939, the church belonged to the Roman Catholic administration.
Cultural life of the village
On October 13, 2019, the village of Yakymiv was visited by the American astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. Her father, Mykhailo Stefanyshyn, was born in the village. He was deported to Germany during World War II. After the war, he married a German woman, and together they emigrated to the United States. There they had a daughter and three sons, whom they raised in Ukrainian traditions. Gaidi is proud of her Ukrainian roots and sincerely enjoyed the opportunity to visit Yakymiv to learn more about her past. It was a very warm and sincere meeting. From the Ukrainian land, the first woman astronaut of Ukrainian origin and the eighth conqueror of star routes in the world was presented with a fragrant loaf.
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The village has a People's House, a wooden church of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, a library.
Geography
This village is located at a distance of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the highway in European route E40 
References
- Село Якимів: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
- Vyrivska village council
