Sytykhiv Explained

Official Name:Sytykhiv
Native Name:Ситихів
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Type3:City Council
Subdivision Name2:Lviv Raion
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1571[1]
Area Total Km2:6.3
Population As Of:2001 Census
Population Total:347
Population Density Km2:55.08
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:49.9267°N 24.1228°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:80382
Area Code:+380 3252
Website:Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Lviv Oblast#Ukraine

Sytykhiv (Ukrainian: Ситихів; Polish: Sieciechów) is a village in Lviv Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. The village is located 15km (09miles) from the oblast's administrative center, Lviv. It belongs to Lviv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] As of the 2001 All-Ukrainian Census, Sytykhiv's total population is 347.[3]

It is believed that the name Sytykhiv is derived from the Proto-Slavic name Sebetikh.[1] The first settlement in the location carried the name Sebetikhiv dvir. Its name later transformed into Setikhiv, and later Sytykhiv.[1] The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1571.[1]

The only church in the city, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an example of traditional Ukrainian wooden church architecture. It was built in 1878 and is currently under jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[4]

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Laba, V.. History of villages Mali Pidlisky and Sytykhiv from foundation until 1939. 1997. Lviv. Ukrainian.
  2. Web site: Львовская городская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  3. Web site: Village of Sytykhiv, Lvivska Oblast, Zhovkivskyi Raion, City of Dubliany. 2008-04-13. 2001. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Ukrainian.
  4. News: Alex. Rodriguez. 'Improvement' puts Ukraine's famed wooden churches in peril. Chicago Tribune. April 6, 2008. 2008-04-13.
  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.