Ternavka, Skole Raion

Ternavka (Ukrainian: Терна́вка) – village (selo) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Skolivskyi district (Skole Raion) in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids on the border of the Zakarpattia Oblast.
The village Ternavka is situated in the 143 kilometres (89 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the district center Skole. Local government – Lavochnenska village council.[1]

Ternavka

Терна́вка
village
Ternavka
Coordinates: 48°49′01″N 23°23′32″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictSkole Raion
Established1597
Area
 • Total1,73 km2 (67 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
693 m (2,274 ft)
Population
 • Total766
 • Density442,77/km2 (114,680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82652
Area code+380 3251
Websiteсело Тернавка (Ukrainian)

History

The first written mention of Ternavka which dates from the year 1597.[2] During the World War I, the village and the church were destroyed as a result of the fighting. In 1921 the church was restored. During World War II, more than 1,000 Jews were murdered in the Antonovka Forest near the town.


Attractions

The village has three sites of architectural importance in the Skole district.

  • Church of the Introduction of the Blessed Virgin in the Temple 1921 (2924/1-М)[3]
  • The bell tower churches of the Introduction of the Blessed Virgin in the Temple (wood) 1921 (2924/2-М)
  • School building 1915, 1939 (1923-М).

References
  1. Лавочненська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  2. Petro. Село Тернавка [Village of Ternavka]. drymba.net (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. Віктор, Громик. Тернавка, Сколівський р-н., Львівська обл. - дерев'яна церква [Ternavka, Skolevsky, Lviv region. - a wooden church]. decerkva.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 December 2017.


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