Stankova, Kalush Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Stankova (Ukrainian: Станько́ва) is a village in the north of Kalush Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, on the border of Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast. It belongs to Verkhnia rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The population of the village is 1,266 persons and Local government is administered by Stankovaska village council. To the village council Stankova belongs Vylky village.
Geography
This village is located on the altitude of 316 metres (1,040 ft) above sea level, its total area is 17,35 km.
The village is located away from the central of roads at a distance from the regional center Ivano-Frankivsk 52 kilometres (32 mi), 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the district center Kalush, and 101 kilometres (63 mi) from Lviv.
History and Attractions
The first written mention of the village belongs to 1158.
The village has two churches:
1. Of the Archangel Michael Church (built in 1994).
2. Church of the Nativity. The wooden church, an architectural monument of local importance (built in 1866).
References
- ^ "Верхнянская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Село Станькова: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Станьківська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Станькова/Церква Різдва Христового (in Ukrainian)