Zashkiv, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast
Zashkiv
Зашків | |
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| Coordinates: 49°57′06″N 23°59′39″E / 49.95167°N 23.99417°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Zhovkva Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.91 km2 (6.14 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,411 |
| • Density | 88.68/km2 (229.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 80375 |
| Area code | +380 3252 |
Zashkiv (Ukrainian: Зашків) is a village not far from Lviv in Zhovkva Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.
History
First written mention comes from the 1377 (14th century). Then belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1772 until 1918 to Austrian (Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary) empires, in 1918-1919 to West Ukrainian People's Republic. From 1991 belonged to Ukraine.
Reading room of Ukrainian society Prosvita operated in the village.
Attractions
- Church of St. Michael the Archangel (1908)[1]
People
- Yevhen Konovalets - a military commander of the UNR army and the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists between 1929 and 1938.
- Myron Konovalets, brother of Yevhen Konovalets, buried at the Munich Waldfriedhof.
References
Sources
External links
- Zashkiv, google maps
- "Zashków (1), wś, pow. lwowski". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). p. 715.
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