Lysiatychi

Lysiatychi (Ukrainian: Лися́тичі) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Local government is administered by Lysiatytska village council.[1]

Lysiatychi

Лисятичі
village
Lysiatychi
Coordinates: 49°20′05″N 23°57′31″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
District Stryi Raion
Established1443
Area
 • Total2,556 km2 (987 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
271 m (889 ft)
Population
 • Total1,791
 • Density7,007/km2 (18,150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82421
Area code+380 3245
Websiteсело Лисятичі(Ukrainian)

Geography

The village is located along the road from Stryi to Zhydachiv at a distance of 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the district center Stryi. It is 63 kilometres (39 mi) from the regional center of Lviv and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the city Zhydachiv, that is district center of Zhydachiv Raion).[2]
The village is large and has an area of 25,56 km2 and is currently living in the village of about 1791 persons.

History

The first record of the village dates back to 1443 year.[3] Lysiatychi has been town, as testified and town hall, and a large Jewish colony. The town had possessed 1,550 acres (630 ha; 2.42 sq mi) arable land in 1785.

Attractions

The village has two churches:

  • Church of the Nativity of Christ 1874 (Wooden).[4]
  • St. Nicholas Church, located in the former indoors Roman Catholic Church (1903, stone).
  • St.Nicolas church in the village Lysiatychi
  • Bell tower of St.Nicolas church in the village Lysiatychi
  • Church and bell tower of the Nativity of Christ church
  • Church and bell tower of the Nativity of Christ church 1874 (wooden).
  • Church of the Nativity of Christ

Famous people

Ivan Franko visited the village Lysiatychi and has written about it in his poem "Rusyn traveling with Trouble" (Vandrivka Rusyna z Bidoyu).[5]

References
  1. Lysiatytska village council Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. DELLA
  3. Lysiatychi village: street map, description Archived 2014-12-25 at Archive.today
  4. Церква Різдва Христового 1874. Лисятичі(in Ukrainian)
  5. Вандрівка русина з Бідою, Іван Франко(in Ukrainian)

Literature
  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 835


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