Bratkovychi
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Bratkovychi
Братковичі | |
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General view of the village Bratkovychi. | |
Coordinates: 49°47′24″N 23°35′24″E / 49.79000°N 23.59000°E | |
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Established | 1410 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,295 km2 (500 sq mi) |
Elevation /(average value of) | 247 m (810 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,314 |
• Density | 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 81524 |
Area code | +380 3231 |
Website | село Братковичі / райцентр Городок / облцентр Львів (Ukrainian) |
Bratkovychi (Ukrainian: Братковичі, pol. Bratkowice) is a selo (village) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Horodotsky Raion (district) near the Polish border. Local government – Bratkovytska village council. [1]
The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1410.[2]
In Bratkovychi are Greek Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1903.
Bratkovychi gained notoriety in 1996, when two families, the Pilats and the Krychkovskyi, totaling 9 people, were murdered by the serial killer Anatoly Onoprienko.
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References
- Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.
- weather.in.ua