Biskovychi Explained

Biskovychi
Native Name:Бісковичі
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:49.5389°N 23.1558°W
Pushpin Map:Ukraine
Area Total Km2:11.54
Population Total:2413
Population Density Km2:auto

Biskovychi (Ukrainian: Бісковичі, Polish: Biskowice) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. Biskovychi hosts the administration of Biskovychi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

The village was first mentioned in 1375. In the interwar period the village belonged to Poland and was inhabited by over 3000 people, mostly 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. 125. Polish.