Bilshivtsi
49°11′8″N 24°44′47″E / 49.18556°N 24.74639°E
Bilshivtsi
Більшівці Bolszowce | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Halych Raion |
| Government | |
| • Head of Village Council | V.P. Sanotsky |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,029 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Area code | (+380) 3431 |
Bilshivtsi (Ukrainian: Більшівці; German: Bolschowitz; Polish: Bolszowce) is an Urban-type settlement in Halych Raion in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. Between 1940 and 1963 it was the center of the raion. Its population was 2,029 (2016 est.)[1].
Location
Bilshivtsi is located at the confluence of the Narayivka River and the Hnyla Lypa River, a tributary of the Dniester. It is 3 kilometers to the east of the Lviv–Ivano-Frankivsk road and 8 kilometers north of the Halych train station.
History
Between 1772 and 1918 it was part of Austrian Galicia. After the end of World War I Bilshivtsi became part of Rohatyn Powiat in Stanisławów Voivodeship, part of Poland. In 1939 it was annexed by the Soviet Union.
Bilshivtsi was occupied by German troops during World War II from 1941 to 1944. In 1943 more than 1,000 local Jewish residents were shot by German troops.[2]
References
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Bolshowtsy, Ukraine (Martyr List No. 851-1106)". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2016-07-19.