Berestiany Explained

Berestiany
Native Name:Берестяни
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Lviv
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Sambir
Coordinates:49.6058°N 23.0925°W
Pushpin Map:Ukraine
Area Total Km2:7.315
Population Total:699
Population Density Km2:auto

Berestiany (Берестяни, Polish: Brześciany) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. Volia-Berestiany belongs to Biskovychi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

The village was first mentioned in 1469. The local Orthodox church was mentioned in 1507. In the interwar period the village belonged to Poland. A Catholic parish was erected in 1920. Before World War 2 Berestiany had around 1,200 inhabitants, one third of them were Poles.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Бесковицкая громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. Book: Rąkowski, Grzegorz. Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia.. Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". Pruszków. 2013. 978-83-62460-31-1. 137. Polish.