Verkhne Vysotske
Verkhne Vysotske (Ukrainian: Верхнє Висоцьке, Polish: Wysocko Wyżne) is a village (selo) in Turka Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine, situated in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathian Mountains.
Verkhne Vysotske
Верхнє Висоцьке | |
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Village | |
Verkhne Vysotske | |
Coordinates: 48°57′07″N 23°04′16″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Lviv |
Raion | Turka |
Area | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 651 m (2,136 ft) |
Population | 2,118 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 82554 |
Area code(s) | +380 3269 |
The village was established in the second half of the 15th century.[1]
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- St. Nicholas Church donated by Basil, 1st Chevalier de Weryha-Wysoczański-Pietrusiewicz
People from Verkhne Vysotske
- Wiktor Wysoczański, Bishop of the Polish Catholic Church
- Basil, 1st Chevalier de Weryha-Wysoczański-Pietrusiewicz, wholesale merchant, landowner, town property owner and philanthropist in Odessa
References
- Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 436. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.
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