Velyki Hrybovychi
Geography
The village is located in the direction Highway M09 (Ukraine) ( M 09) at a distance 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the regional center of Lviv and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the district center Zhovkva. The village Mali Hrybovychi is located not far, a distance of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), from Velyki Hrybovychi.
History
The first written mention dates back to year 1440.
In the village was a Greek Catholic parish but the Roman Catholic parish was in a nearby village Malekhiv.
Until 18 July 2020, Velyki Hrybovychi belonged to Zhovkva Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Zhovkva Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.
Attractions
An architectural monument of local importance of the Zhovkva Raion is in the village Velyki Hrybovychi. It is the St. Cosmas and St. Damian's Greek Catholic Church, built in 1897 (1927-M). Construction of the church was started in 1897 and been completed in the 1906. Church was consecrated by Metropolitan Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky on April 22, 1908.
Gallery
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SS Cosmas and Damian Church
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Sts Cosmas & Damian Church
References
- ^ "Львовская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "2023".
- ^ Velyki Hrybovychi village: street map, description
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Пам'ятки архітектури Жовківського району (in Ukrainian)
External links
- village Velyki Hrybovychi
- Geographical Names; Velikiye Gribovichi: Ukraine
- Великі Грибовичі. Церква св. Кузьми і Дем’яна(in Ukrainian)
- weather.in.ua
Literature
- Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р., сторінка 532