Bobiatyn

Bobiatyn
Боб'ятин
Village
Bobiatyn is located in Ukraine
Bobiatyn
Bobiatyn
Location within Ukraine
Bobiatyn is located in Lviv Oblast
Bobiatyn
Bobiatyn
Location within Lviv Oblast
Coordinates: 50°30′02″N 24°26′13″E / 50.50056°N 24.43694°E / 50.50056; 24.43694
Country Ukraine
OblastLviv Oblast
RaionSheptytskyi Raion
HromadaSokal urban hromada
Established1448
Area
 • Total
222 km2 (86 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
207 m (679 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
Decrease878
 • 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)

Bobiatyn (also Bob'iatyn, Bobyatin, Bobyatyn; Ukrainian: Боб'ятин [boˈbjɑtɪn]) is a small village, which is located in Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

The population of the village is about 878 people. The local government was administered by the Bobiatyn Village Council prior to the 2020 administrative reform.

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 city of Sokal and 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the mining city of Chervonohrad.

History and attractions

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

Until 18 July 2020, Bobiatyn belonged to Sokal Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Sokal Raion was merged into Chervonohrad Raion.

The Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity made of stone was built in 1902 in the village.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Сокальская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ↑ Село Боб'ятин: карта вулиць. Drymba.net (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Боб\'ятинська сільська рада - Львівська область". Rada.info. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  4. ↑ ".:: Боб'ятинська сільська рада :: Сокальський район ::". Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  6. ↑ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  7. ↑ ""Церкви України. Перемиська єпархія"". Sokal.lviv.ua. Retrieved 2017-04-17.

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