Matkiv Explained

Matkiv
Native Name:Матків
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:Stryi
Coordinates:48.9081°N 23.1011°W
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Lviv Oblast
Area Total Km2:12
Population Total:469
Population Density Km2:auto

Matkiv (Матків, Polish: Matków) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. It belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

The village was probably established in the 15th century but was first mentioned in the first half of the 16th century. In the interwar period the village had around 1,500 inhabitants, 70% of them were Poles.[2]

The village boasts the St. Dmytro's Church, built in 1838, in 2013 inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List together with other wooden tserkvas of Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine.

Until 18 July 2020, Matkiv belonged to Turka 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion, however, Matkiv was transferred to Stryi Raion.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Козовская 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. 443. Polish.
  3. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  4. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.