Kariv, Sokal Raion

Kariv (Ukrainian: Ка́рів) is a small village (selo) in the Sokal Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine.
The total area of the village is 4.6 km2, and the population is around 1157 people. [1] Local government is administered by Karivska village council. [2]

Kariv

Ка́рів
village
Kariv
Coordinates: 50°20′49″N 23°47′56″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
District Sokal Raion
Established1490
Area
 • Total46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 • Total1,157
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
80066
Area code+380 3257
Websiteсело Карів, райцентр Сокаль (Ukrainian)

Geography

This village is located on the altitude of 211 metres (690 ft) above sea level, and is located at a distance 72 kilometres (45 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 57 kilometres (35 mi) from the district center Sokal, and 47 kilometres (29 mi) from the mining city Chervonohrad. [3]

History and Attractions

Written information about of the village Kariv already is in the archives from 1490. [4]
An architectural monument of local importance is in the village Kariv. [5] This is the Church of St. Paraskeva (1887, Stone).

Famous people
  • Matyuk Viktor Hryhorovych – Ukrainian composer, author of the textbook of science of harmony, a priest and folklorist. He is buried in the cemetery in the village Kariv. There are a monument. [6]

References
  1. Село Карів: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
  2. Karivska village council
  3. Della
  4. Голос з-над Бугу , 1999, 5, 16 лютого/Джерел нашої історії/Письмові відомості про Карів (in Ukrainian)
  5. Церква св.Параскеви (с.Карів, Львівська обл.): карта (in Ukrainian)
  6. ДЕКІЛЬКА ЗАМІТОК ПРО КОМПОЗИТОРА ВІКТОРА МАТЮКА І СПОГАД ПРО ВІДКРИТТЯ ЙОМУ ПАМ’ЯТНИКА У 1937 РОЦІ В КАРОВІ. (in Ukrainian)

Literature
  • Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Сокальський район, Карів. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 750 (in Ukrainian)


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