Berdykhiv Explained

Berdykhiv
Native Name:Бердихів
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Lviv Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:49.8853°N 23.5281°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Yavoriv Raion
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1598
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1,023
Elevation Footnotes:/(average value of)
Elevation M:244
Population Total:680
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:81064
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 3259
Website:село Бердихів, райцентр Яворів(Ukrainian)

Berdykhiv (Ukrainian: Бердихів) is a village (selo) in the Lviv Oblast (province), Yavoriv Raion of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Novoiavorivsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Area of the village totals is 1,023 km2. Local government is administered by Berdykhivska village council. [2]

Geography

The village is situated at an altitude of 244m (801feet) above sea level at a distance 6km (04miles) from the Highway M10 (Ukraine) (). [3] It is at a distance 43km (27miles) from the regional center of Lviv, 18km (11miles) from the district center Yavoriv and 32km (20miles) from the Krakovets (a land border crossing between Ukraine and Poland - Korczowa-Krakovets).

History and religion

The first written record of the village dates from 1598. But in these areas archaeologists found traces of a settlement an earlier epochs.
Residents of the village took part in the National War led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky.
In 1786 there was a poor harvest throughout Galicia and the winter brought a great famine. In 1788 there were 10 occupied houses in Berdykhiv. In 1812 there were only 7 occupied houses in the village and the total population was 48. By 1820 there were 10 occupied houses again.
The German colonies/settlement of Berdikau and Mossberg were founded in 1783 in the village Berdykhiv (district of Jaworow in Galicia). [4]
Now the population of the village is about 680 people. Church of St. Nicolas is in the village.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Новояворовск городская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. http://rada.info/rada/04373324/ Бердихівська сільська рада
  3. http://drymba.net/uk/1014141-selo-berdykhiv Село Бердихів: карта вулиць
  4. https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/2524833 Berdikau, Galizien (Galicia) and its early history