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Buzhok

Coordinates: 49°53′45″N 24°49′27″E / 49.89583°N 24.82417°E / 49.89583; 24.82417
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Buzhok
Village
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast
Raionsize Zolochiv Raion Bilokaminska village council.
Area
1,216 km2 (470 sq mi)
Elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Population
529
 • Density43,503/km2 (112,670/sq mi)
Websiteсело Бужок (Ukrainian)

Buzhok (Ukrainian: Бужок) is a village (selo) in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. Is a village about 14.5 kilometers southeast of Zolochiv. Its population is 529 people. The village refers to Bilokaminskoyi village council.[1]

The first registers dated from 1781.

One of the most interesting of episodes history of the village was a struggle with alcohol abuse before the First World War. Priests F. Tarnavskyi, I. Medynsky, Gregory Kosar, Longin Tarnavskyi have struggled with alcoholism. . Villagers have stopped to drink vodka and taverns were closed.

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49°53′45″N 24°49′27″E / 49.89583°N 24.82417°E / 49.89583; 24.82417