Mavkovychi

Mavkovychi (Ukrainian: Ма́вковичі)- village (selo) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Horodotsky Raion (Horodok Raion), placed along the way Horodok - Velykyi Liubin. Local government —Kernytska village council. [1] The first mention of Mavkovychi dates from the year 1490.[2] Then the village has received Magdeburg rights.

Mavkovychi

Ма́вковичі
Mavkovychi
Coordinates: 49°44′50″N 23°41′51″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
District Horodok Raion
Established1490
Area
  Total119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
267 m (876 ft)
Population
  Total1,190
  Density99,916/km2 (258,780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
81550
Area code+380 3231
Websiteсело Мавковичі (Ukrainian)

The village Mavkovychi is situated in the 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the district center Horodok and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Velykyi Liubin.[3]

In the village there are church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. The first stone cross was consecrated in 1898, and the church was built in 1902.

References

Literature

  • History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR, Lvov region. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. (in Ukrainian)


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