Bratkovychi
Bratkovychi (Ukrainian: Братковичі, pol. Bratkowice) is a selo (village) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Horodotsky Raion (district) near the Polish border. Local government – Bratkovytska village council. [1]
Bratkovychi Братковичі | |
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.JPG) General view of the village Bratkovychi. | |
  Bratkovychi | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′24″N 23°35′24″E | |
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| Established | 1410 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,295 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,314 |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 81524 |
| Area code | +380 3231 |
| Website | село Братковичі / райцентр Городок / облцентр Львів (Ukrainian) |
The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1410.[2]
In Bratkovychi are Greek Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1903.
Bratkovychi gained notoriety in 1996, when two families, the Pilats and the Krychkovskyi, totaling 9 people, were murdered by the serial killer Anatoly Onoprienko.
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Notes
- Бартатівська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
- (in Ukrainian)
References
- Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.
- weather.in.ua
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