Boberka

Boberka
Боберка
Village

General view
Boberka
Coordinates: UA 49°12′03″N 22°48′04″E / 49.20083°N 22.80111°E / 49.20083; 22.80111Coordinates: UA 49°12′03″N 22°48′04″E / 49.20083°N 22.80111°E / 49.20083; 22.80111
Country Ukraine Ukraine
Oblast Lviv
Raion Turka
Established 1537
Area 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population 1,203
  Density 260/km2 (660/sq mi)

Boberka (Ukrainian: Боберка) is a village (selo) in Turka Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine.

The village was established in 1537. The founder, Ivan Volosh, sponsored then also an Orthodox church. Currently there are two Orthodox churches in Boberka, built in 1913 and 1914 respectively.[1]

References

  1. Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia. (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". pp. 418–419. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.


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