Hradivka, Lviv Oblast Explained

Hradivka
Native Name:Градівка
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Lviv Oblast
Coordinates:49.6922°N 23.5433°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lviv Oblast
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Lviv Raion
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1426
Area Total Km2:13.77
Elevation M:299
Population Total:1433
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:81532
Website:село Градівка

Hradivka (the former name — Hoshany), (Ukrainian: Гра́дівка, Гоша́ни ) is a selo (village) in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Local government — Hradivska village council.[2] The population of the village numbers approximately 1400 people.

Geography

Hradivka is located along the Highway Ukraine ()  - Lviv  - Sambir  - Uzhhorod, 42km (26miles) from the regional center Lviv, 17km (11miles) from Horodok and 272km (169miles) from Uzhhorod.

History

The first record of the village called "Hoshany" dates back to 1426 year.[3] Since 1961 — Hradivka.[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Hradivka belonged to Horodok 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 Horodok Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.[5] [6]

Churches and museums

In the village there are two churches:

The church was built in 1878 (according to other sources 1854) was funded by the John Janka.
By 1934 was in the village priest Kazimir Hermak (1862 - 1934).He was a husband of sisters Josaphat Kotsylovsky.

In the village there is a private Regional museum of historical and sightseeing. The museum was established on the initiative villager I. Jacenko.[8] The museum has more than 3 thousand exhibits.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Городокская городская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. http://rada.info/rada/04372879/ Градівська сільська рада
  3. http://drymba.net/uk/1007816-selo-hradivka-lvivska
  4. http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7503/A005?rf7571=19332 Облікова картка Градівка
  5. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  6. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  7. http://decerkva.org.ua/hradivka.html Градівка. Церква Преображення Господнього 1878
  8. http://zaxid.net/news/showNews.do?u_seli_gradivtsi_sporudili_domashniy_muzey&objectId=73088 У селі Градівці спорудили домашній музей
  9. http://archive.wz.lviv.ua/articles/106265 А найдавніший експонат – бивні мамонта