Zhupany
Zhupany
Жупани | |
|---|---|
  Zhupany | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′12″N 23°11′25″E / 48.80333°N 23.19028°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Lviv Oblast |
| District |  Skole Raion |
| Established | 1515 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 777 m (2,549 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 986 |
| • Density | 560,230/km2 (1,451,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 82651 |
| Area code | +380 3251 |
| Website | село Жупани (Ukrainian) |
Zhupany (Ukrainian: Жупани́ or Жупа́нє) is a village (selo) in Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast, of western Ukraine. It is located in the Skolivskyi district (Skole Raion) in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within limits of the Eastern Beskids on the border of the Zakarpattia Oblast. The village has around 1277 inhabitants.i
Local government is administered by Zhupanivska village council.[1]
Geography
The village is located along the upper reaches of the Stryi River in between mountains, close to Verecke Pass.
It is situated in the distance 153 kilometres (95 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 44 kilometres (27 mi) from the district center Skole, and 115 kilometres (71 mi) from Uzhhorod.[2]
History and attractions
The first written mention of Zhupany dates back to the year 1515.[3]
Village Zhupany was in 1867 visited by Ivan Franko and Osyp Makovei.[4]
The village has an architectural monument of local importance of Skole Raion (Skole district), a wooden St. Michael the Archangel Church built in 1927 (2913-M).[5]
References
- ^ Жупанівська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
- ^ DELLA
- ^ Село Жупани: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Ukrainian literature (8.2 Osyp Makovei)
- ^ Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району (in Ukrainian)
External links
- village Zhupany
- weather.in.ua
- Церква св. Архистратига Михаїла (с.Жупани, Львівська обл.): карта (in Ukrainian)
Literature
- Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 716
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