Tukholka

Tukholka (Ukrainian: Ту́холька) is a village (selo) in Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. The village Tukholka is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians within the limits of the Eastern Beskids (Skole Beskids) in southern Lviv Oblast in Skole Raion. Remotely from Lviv on 131 km, from Skole - 28 km and from Uzhhorod – 131 km. The village is located in the river valley Brynivka. Local government — Tukholkivska village council.[1]

Tukholka
Village
Church of the Dormition (wood), Tukholka. Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast. (1858)
Tukholka
Coordinates: 48°52′36″N 23°16′56″E
Country Ukraine
OblastLviv Oblast
RaionSkole Raion
Area
3,926 km2 (1,516 sq mi)
Elevation
731 m (2,398 ft)
Population
955
 • Density24,325/km2 (63,000/sq mi)
Websiteсело Тухолька (Ukrainian)


The village Tukholka is surrounded by Eastern Beskids.

The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1552. The first settlers were farmers from the village Tuhlya.[2]

Preserved in the Tukholka a wooden church of the Dormition of Virgin (1858)

People from Tukholka

Notes
  1. Tukholkivska village council Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich dir.icm.edu.pl. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

References

Literature
  • Ukrainian: М. Арендач. Село Плав'є: погляд крізь віки. Львів: Ініціатива, 2012–176с. Редактор Ігор Дах.
  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.


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