Vovchukhy
| Vovchukhy Вовчухи | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Vovchukhy | |
| Coordinates: UA 49°46′57″N 23°31′47″E / 49.78250°N 23.52972°ECoordinates: UA 49°46′57″N 23°31′47″E / 49.78250°N 23.52972°E | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Province |
 Lviv Oblast |
| District | Horodok Raion |
| Established | 1428 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,310 km2 (890 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 747 |
| • Density | 0.32/km2 (0.84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 81506 |
| Area code(s) | +380 3231 |
| Website | село Вовчухи (Ukrainian) |
Vovchukhy (Ukrainian: Вовчу́хи) is a village (selo) in the Lviv Oblast (province), Horodok Raion, of Western Ukraine.
The population of the village is just about 747 people and Local government is administered by Dolynianska village council.[1]
Geography
The village is surrounded by Dobrjany, Dolyniany, Rodatychi and Bratkovychi. It is located at a distance of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the highway in Ukraine 
connecting Lviv with Przemyśl. Near the village passes railway from Lviv to Przemyśl in Poland. A distance from Kernytsia to the district center Horodok is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), to the regional center of Lviv is 40 kilometres (25 mi) and 51 kilometres (32 mi) to the Przemyśl.
History and Attractions
The village was founded in 1428.[2]
The village has attractions of monumental art of Horodok Raion[3] – a monument to Ivan Franko, and the priest Zahayevych. In the village there is a monument to Taras Shevchenko, a monument to Ukrainian Sich Riflemen.
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The Monument of Ivan Franko and the priest Vasyl Zahayevych
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A newly built Church of the Epiphany
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The Parish Church of St George in the village Vovchukhy
Personalities
- Zahayevych Vasyl Dmytrovych[4] – Ukrainian writer, educator. The priest of the Greek Catholic Church, the pastor of the village Vovchukhy. A close associate of Ivan Franko.
References
- ↑ Dolynianska village council
- ↑ (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Пам'ятки монументального мистецтва Городоцького району. (Н - 1476) (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Загаєвич Василь Дмитрович (Ukrainian)
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