Bob'iatyn

Bob'iatyn (also Bobiatyn, Bobyatin, Bob'yatyn, Ukrainian: Боб'я́тин) – a small village (selo), which is located in Sokal Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine.

Bob'iatyn

Боб'ятин
village
Bob'iatyn
Coordinates: 50°30′02″N 24°26′13″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
District Sokal Raion
Established1448
Area
 • Total222 km2 (86 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
207 m (679 ft)
Population
 • Total878
 • Density395/km2 (1,020/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
80030
Area code+380 3257
Websiteсело Боб'ятин, райцентр Сокаль (Ukrainian)

The population of the village is about 878 people,[1] and the local government is administered by Bob'iatynska village council.[2]

Geography

The village is located away from the central roads, in a flat terrain on the altitude of 207 metres (680 ft) above sea level. It is situated at a distance 98 kilometres (61 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the district center Sokal and 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the mining city Chervonohrad.

History and attractions

The first written mention of the village, that the owner of was Jacob from Bob'iatyn village, dates back to 1448. Afterwards owners of the village had been Franciszek Salezy Potocki (1700-1772) and Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki (1751-1805).[3]

In the village there are Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity (of stone), what was built in 1902.[4]

Notable people
  • Kruchkevych Bogdan Volodimirovich (* 1923, Bob'iatyn) – a member of the OUN.[5]
  • Mykytyuk Stepan Fedorovych (* 1922, Bob'iatyn) – the conductor of the OUN.[6]
  • Stepan Khmara (* 1937, Bob'iatyn) – Ukrainian politician, a longtime prisoner of the Gulag, the deputy of the Supreme Council of Ukraine of the I, II and IV term.[7]

References
  1. Село Боб'ятин: карта вулиць. Drymba.net (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. "Боб\'ятинська сільська рада - Львівська область". Rada.info. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ""Церкви України. Перемиська єпархія"". Sokal.lviv.ua. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  5. Kruchkevych Bogdan Volodimirovich
  6. Mykytyuk Stepan Fedorovych
  7. Stepan Khmara

Literature
  • Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Сокальський район, Боб'ятин. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 748 (in Ukrainian)


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