Bobiatyn
Bobiatyn
Боб'ятин | |
|---|---|
  Bobiatyn  Bobiatyn | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′02″N 24°26′13″E / 50.50056°N 24.43694°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Lviv Oblast |
| District | Chervonohrad Raion |
| Established | 1448 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 222 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 878 |
| • Density | 395/km2 (1,020/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 80030 |
| Area code | +380 3257 |
| Website | село Боб'ятин, райцентр Сокаль (Ukrainian) |
Bobiatyn (also Bob'iatyn, Bobyatin, Bobyatyn, Ukrainian: Боб'я́тин, [bobˈjɑtɪn]) – a small village (selo), which is located in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
The population of the village is about 878 people,[2] and the local government is administered by the Bobiatynska village council.[3]
Geography[edit]
The village is located away from the central roads, in a flat terrain on the altitude of 207 metres (680 ft) above sea level. It is situated at a distance 98 kilometres (61 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city of Sokal and 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the mining city of Chervonohrad.
History and attractions[edit]
The first written mention of the village, that the owner of was Jacob from Bobiatyn village, dates back to 1448. Afterwards owners of the village had been Franciszek Salezy Potocki (1700-1772) and Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki (1751-1805).[4]
Until 18 July 2020, Bobiatyn belonged to Sokal Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Sokal Raion was merged into Chervonohrad Raion.[5][6]
In the village there are Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity (of stone), what was built in 1902.[7]
Notable people[edit]
- Kruchkevych Bogdan Volodimirovich (* 1923, Bobiatyn) – a member of the OUN.[8]
- Mykytyuk Stepan Fedorovych (* 1922, Bobiatyn) – the conductor of the OUN.[9]
- Stepan Khmara (* 1937, Bobiatyn) – Ukrainian politician, a longtime prisoner of the Gulag, the deputy of the Supreme Council of Ukraine of the I, II and IV term.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Сокальская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Село Боб'ятин: карта вулиць. Drymba.net (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "Боб\'ятинська сільська рада - Львівська область". Rada.info. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ ".:: Боб'ятинська сільська рада :: Сокальський район ::". Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ ""Церкви України. Перемиська єпархія"". Sokal.lviv.ua. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ Kruchkevych Bogdan Volodimirovich
- ^ Mykytyuk Stepan Fedorovych
- ^ Stepan Khmara
External links[edit]
Literature[edit]
- Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Сокальський район, Боб'ятин. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 748 (in Ukrainian)