Bratkovychi

Bratkovychi
Братковичі
village

General view of the village Bratkovychi.
Bratkovychi
Coordinates: UA 49°47′24″N 23°35′24″E / 49.79000°N 23.59000°E / 49.79000; 23.59000Coordinates: UA 49°47′24″N 23°35′24″E / 49.79000°N 23.59000°E / 49.79000; 23.59000
Country  Ukraine
Province  Lviv Oblast
District Horodok Raion
Established 1410
Area
  Total 1,295 km2 (500 sq mi)
Elevation/(average value of) 247 m (810 ft)
Population
  Total 1,314
  Density 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 81524
Area code +380 3231
Website село Братковичі / райцентр Городок / облцентр Львів (Ukrainian)

Bratkovychi (Ukrainian: Братковичі) is a selo (village) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Horodotsky Raion (district) near the Polish border. Local government Bratkovytska village council. [1]

The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1410.[2]

In Bratkovychi are Greek Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1903.

Bratkovychi gained notoriety in 1996, when two families, the Pilats and the Krychkovskyi, totaling 9 people, were murdered by the serial killer Anatoly Onoprienko.

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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